Season by Wole Soyinka Essay -- English Literature

Season by Wole Soyinka on that point looks to be a strange contrast between his choice of the enouncedecay, which suggests things going to ruin and the final sen quantifyntwhere the word of honor prognosticate indicates hope. I get the sense thatSoyinkas poem is contrived. He feels the impetus to speak lyricallyabout this subject but does not seem to have found his authenticvoice, or perhaps the theme is excessively complex for him to address in asixteen line poem. This is reflected in lines such as Pollen ismating time which not only fails to bedevil sense but is also ratherclumsy.This poem begs comparison with Achebes Refugee Mother and Childthat redefines aesthetics through comparison with traditional westernsensibilities. He shows the harsh reality of humans on the brink of famishment whilst Soyinka shows humans dependent on, yet in harmonywith, nature. Soyinka too redefines some(prenominal) words through context buthis spin on the kindred between humans and nature is a morehopeful one.The word loved is in the past tense thus indicating a time gone by. This suggests that the firs...