Read the following poem and share your reflections about it.
An African Thunderstorm
From the west
Clouds come hurrying with the wind
Turning sharply
Here and there
Like a plague of locusts
Whirling,
Tossing up things on its tail
Like a madman chasing nothing.
Pregnant clouds
Ride stately on its back,
Gathering to perch on hills
Like sinister dark wings;
The wind whistles by
And trees bend to let it pass.
In the village
Screams of delighted children,
Toss and turn
In the din of the whirling wind,
Women,
Babies clinging on their backs
Dart about
In and out
Madly;
The wind whistles by
Whilst trees bend to let it pass.
Clothes wave like tattered flags
Flying off
To expose dangling breasts
As jagged blinding flashes
Rumble, tremble and crack
Amidst the smell of fired smoke
And the pelting march of the storm.
David Rubadiri
- What is the poem about?
- Comment on the tone, mood and atmosphere in the poem
- Describe the rhythm in the poem.
Note:This is not a one time activity. We shall discuss question 1 until I am satisfied with your responses. Your task will be to comment on and make the responses of your colleagues better.-Critique, improve and contribute.
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