Season by Wole Soyinka Essay -- English Literature

mollify by Wole SoyinkaThere seems to be a strange contrast surrounded by his choice of the worddecay, which suggests things going to ruin and the final planwhere the word promise indicates hope. I get the sense thatSoyinkas poetry is contrived. He feels the urge to speak lyricallyabout this subject unless does not seem to have found his authenticvoice, or perhaps the theme is too complex for him to address in a 16 line poetry. This is reflected in lines such as Pollen ismating time which not only fails to make sense but is also ratherclumsy.This poem begs similarity with Achebes Refugee Mother and Childthat redefines aesthetics through comparison with traditional Westernsensibilities. He shows the harsh reality of humans on the brink ofstarvation whilst Soyinka shows humans dependent on, yet in consentwith, nature. Soyinka too redefines some words through context buthis whirl around on the relationship between humans and nature is a more(prenominal)hopeful one.The word lo ved is in the past tense olibanum indicating a time gone by. This suggests that the firs...