Poetic Devices
"Red booth. Red pillar box. Red double-tiered"
Repetition
Where was Soyinka Born?
Western Nigeria
Who wrote A Telephone Conversation?
Wole Soyinka
ankle mime
Emma Klein
talkative
"Stench of rancid breath of public hide-and-speak"
imagery
What prize was Wole Soyinka awarded?
Nobel Prize for Literature
What type of poem is A Telephone Conversation?
Free Verse
china kinda snored
Aidan Hendrickson
shriveled or withered from old age or illness
wizened
"Flight of fancy"
alliteration
What year was Soyinka born?
1934
Why was this poem written?
To critique racial discrimination
leather specimen
warlike;inclined to fight
bellicose
"DARK" and "LIGHT"
repetition
What school did Soyinka go to?
University of Leeds
What does Soyinka use to show the dehumanization experienced by marginalized individuals?
Irony/satire
aye harry bum
an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm
compunction
"I hate a wasted self-confession. "Madam," I warned, "I hate a wasted journey--I am African."
Irony
How old is Soyinka if he was born in 1934?
91 years old
Who is the African speaker in the poem talking to?
The white landlady
buoy lasagna pile
Abigayle Paulson
a feeling of offense; resentment
umbrage