UDABA, R. O. (2005) REVERIE, AN ESCAPE ROUTE: A LINGUISTIC EXAMINATION OF DENNIS BRUTUS’ LEERS TO MARTHA 2,4,5 AND 6. Journal of Qualitative Education, 1 (2). pp. 106-112. ISSN 0331-4790
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In recent times, in the studies of literary works, it is no longer adequate to use such expressions as “the language of the poem or the novel is lucid, or gives joy to the reader, or language is simple or inaccessible.” A step further should be taken to stale what has made it so and how it has become what it is. This method of describing the language used in any literary work is a new approach which strengthens the relative bond between the theme and the language employed to bring the theme of the work to focus. The writer of any work has a choice of possible alternatives of words and expressions to use. The question behind, our search is why has the writer chosen these words or expression and not the others available to him? This actually draws the reader into the mainstream of the writer’s message and eventually this rewards the writer’s efforts. This is what the linguistic stylist does with literary works. In Dennis Brutus ‘letter to Martha 2, 4, 5 and 6’ lie uses his choice of graph representation, his grammatical arrangements and words that semantically represent what exactly lie means. This paper attempts to examine how successful Brutus uses language to achieve iris purpose of making iris readers be a part of shared experience.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2019 15:23 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2019 15:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2125 |
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