Question

analysis on the poem "the grieved lands" by agostinho neto

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem "The Grieved Lands" by Agostinho Neto is all about the mounting of the Africa's communal exploitation.

Explanation:

The poem talks about the people in Africa being tied with the strong force of ancient slavery that still continues in the modern world.

It also talks about the disappearing of ancient flowers due to the establishment of the modern world.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Grieved Lands is poem of 42 lines with seven uneven stanzas. It is a free verse. The Grieved Lands presents the uniqueness of Black race and their resistance to slavery and colonial rule. It belongs to the group of poems which advance the unique beauty of the Black race and the dominant strength of being Black. The poet draws from the realistic nature of Negritude (a movement which celebrates and promotes the uniqueness and dominance of Black race to other races popularly propagated by Leopald Sedar Senghor).

In the poem, The Grieved Lands the poet presents African race as an imperishable race and African land as a land that can withstand anything