Explain why the grieved lands of Africa is a poem of lost dreams
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Answer:
The the poem ”The Grieved Land” happens to be one of the selected poetry for 2021-2025 WAEC. So the analysis below will help our readers and candidates who may be taking WAEC, NECO, GCE and JAMB examinations to understand the poem and prepare for the exams. Below is the poem
Explanation:
Agostinho Neto was born in 1922 in the Angola town of kaxikane. He had his early education at Luanda secondary school. Thereafter, proceed to the university of combria, where he obtained his medical degree, Agostinho’s bitter experience with the Portuguese colonial administration in Angola hardened his hatred of European colonialism in Africa generally.
Agostinho is the first democratically elected president of independent Angola, a former colony of Portugal. This was made possible through his activities in the movement of liberation of Angola (MPLA).