War is an overarching theme that is apparent in both poems, both writers use specific diction, stylistic techniques, and literary skills to represent the concept of war. However, the representation of the concept of war is significantly different in both poems.
The poem ‘Nothing’s Changed’ by Tatamkhulu Afrika starts with the poet using spondee to create an onomatopoeia, because of this, the poet’s anger is first expressed in short, single, soft sounding word comments such as ‘small’, ‘round’ and ‘hard’ on the first line, to evoke the growing sense of anger he feels.When delivered slowly, the anger is allowed to be shared with the audience. These words in the first line make the reader visualize someone who is slowly, angrily, letting the words appear and as the reader goes through the rest of the poem, the intensity of this emotion increases.
Tatamkhulu Afrika is a white South African man who associates himself with the minority black community, who are seen as being more primitive. He writes this poem to express his anger and resentment towards …show more content…
The use of short sentences in the poem is used to emphasize certain words and lines to make important points. For example, in the second stanza, “District Six.” is a use of a short direct sound, the short and sudden pause helps to emphasize the importance of it. It also provides the reader with context by representing the racism at the time the poet wrote this poem, “District Six” was designed for racial segregation. On the other hand, the poem ‘Vultures’, the first stanza is considerably longer than the other three taking up twenty-three lines that are all very short. The other three stanzas are eight, eleven and eleven lines respectively. The poem is written in four stanzas, in free verse with on rhyming pattern. It contains lots of enjambment lines giving the poem a fast pace, but with a jarring rhythm that mirrors the dark tone of the
The poem ‘Nothing’s Changed’ by Tatamkhulu Afrika starts with the poet using spondee to create an onomatopoeia, because of this, the poet’s anger is first expressed in short, single, soft sounding word comments such as ‘small’, ‘round’ and ‘hard’ on the first line, to evoke the growing sense of anger he feels.When delivered slowly, the anger is allowed to be shared with the audience. These words in the first line make the reader visualize someone who is slowly, angrily, letting the words appear and as the reader goes through the rest of the poem, the intensity of this emotion increases.
Tatamkhulu Afrika is a white South African man who associates himself with the minority black community, who are seen as being more primitive. He writes this poem to express his anger and resentment towards …show more content…
The use of short sentences in the poem is used to emphasize certain words and lines to make important points. For example, in the second stanza, “District Six.” is a use of a short direct sound, the short and sudden pause helps to emphasize the importance of it. It also provides the reader with context by representing the racism at the time the poet wrote this poem, “District Six” was designed for racial segregation. On the other hand, the poem ‘Vultures’, the first stanza is considerably longer than the other three taking up twenty-three lines that are all very short. The other three stanzas are eight, eleven and eleven lines respectively. The poem is written in four stanzas, in free verse with on rhyming pattern. It contains lots of enjambment lines giving the poem a fast pace, but with a jarring rhythm that mirrors the dark tone of the