This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E....
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This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.) Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'But even he who sharpened the edge of hearts
Conceived new truths.
Telling us that truth is not truth of swords
But the long buds growing from the ruins.'
These lines suggest to us that Langula in Mazisi
Kunene's To the Soldier Hero', was more interested in
Answer Details
The lines suggest that Langula, the soldier hero in Mazisi Kunene's poem, was more interested in life than in warfare, bloodshed or conquest. The idea is that even Langula, who was skilled in battle and sharpened the edge of hearts, came to realize that truth is not found in the violence of swords, but in the new growth that emerges from ruins. In other words, Langula understands that life and growth are more important than destruction and conquest, and that truth is not just a matter of physical power, but also of spiritual and moral strength.
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