This poem uses several literary techniques to create a condemning tone as an accusation against contemporary civilization's propensity to destroy tradition. In this poetry, the tree represents tradition. Given its length of existence, it towers over the crops that are spread out beneath its branchesRead more
This poem uses several literary techniques to create a condemning tone as an accusation against contemporary civilization’s propensity to destroy tradition. In this poetry, the tree represents tradition. Given its length of existence, it towers over the crops that are spread out beneath its branches.
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Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable. The poem's speaker uses the weaver bird coming and building a nest at his house as a metaphor for the colonization of Ghana. Personification: A figure of speech in which the poet dRead more
The Weaver Bird Summary
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