The pumpkins are gone, the tomatoes withered, yet the woman carries water on her head. The cattle kraals are empty, the goats gaunt— no milk now for children, but she is carrying water on her head.. What is the poet trying to express in this stanza? ii.What does carrying water on her head imply? iii.Why did this situation arise in this village? iv. Which poetic device is used in this stanza?
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This is the poem "my head" by Joan Murray
(I am not good at poems but here is my best try, you can search the poem on browser if you want)
i. The poet is expressing the importance of water to "her" and showing the effects of long-term drought on villages in South Africa.
ii. Carrying water on her head is showing her determination to support her family by providing them with life necessities.
iii. This situation arises because of the lack of water.
iv. Personification, imagery
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