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In today’s class, we will be talking about reading and analyzing African prose: Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale. Enjoy the class!
Reading and Analyzing African Prose: Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bayo Adebowale hails from Adeyipo village in Ibadan, Nigeria. An astute literary scholar, he has written a lot of literary books which cut across the diverse sub-genres of literature. He is a novelist, poet, short-story writer and a librarian. Dr Adebowale was a senior principal lecturer in English and former Deputy Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He is also the Founder/Director of the African Heritage Research Library (AHRL), which is the first rural community-based African studies research library in Africa. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Bells University of Technology, Ota.
PLOT ANALYSIS
The novel is about the plight of widowhood in African society. It is the story of Yaremi, whose beloved husband, Ajumobi, died suddenly after a brief illness. Yaremi hails from Adejipo. Ajumobi married her as a virgin. The couple lived Kufi, Ajumobo’s home town. It was a happy union. While other men maltreated their wives, Ajumobi spoilt his wife with love and devotion. The couple had three children namely, Segi, Wura, Alani
Since her husband’s death, it has been lonely days and night for Yaremi. Only her little grandson, Woye, lives with her. Her daughters had all
GENERAL EVALUATION
- “Here comes the princess, now heaven walls on earth”, illustrates the use of A. contrast. B. metaphor. C. metonymy. D. meiosis
- An ode is usually a poem written for A. condemnation. B. celebration. C. instruction. D. entertainment.
- The main character in a literary work is the A. antagonist. B. protagonist. C. the narrator. D actor.
- A sonnet may be divided into an octave and A. B. quatrain. C. sestet. D. septet.
- “All hands on deck” is an example of A. metaphor. B personification. C. synecdoche D. simile
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