Telephone Conversation By Wole Soyinka, Exams of Literature

Download Telephone Conversation By Wole Soyinka and more Exams Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Telephone Conversation By Wole Soyinka WOLE SOYINKA Wole Soyinka , a Nigerian poet was born in 1934.He was awarded Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.He was the first African to be awarded in that category. He was described as one "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence". Contnd.  Her assent was clinical, crushing in its light Impersonality. Rapidly, wavelength adjusted, I chose. “West African sepia”—and as an afterthought, “Down in my passport.” Silence for spectroscopic Flight of fancy, till truthfulness clanged her accent Hard on the mouthpiece. “WHAT’S THAT?” conceding, “DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.” “Like brunette.”  “THAT’S DARK, ISN’T IT?” “Not altogether. Facially, I am brunette, but madam, you should see The rest of me. Palm of my hand, soles of my feet Are a peroxide blonde. Friction, caused— Foolishly, madam—by sitting down, has turned My bottom raven black—One moment madam!”—sensing Her receiver rearing on the thunderclap About my ears—“Madam,” I pleaded, “wouldn’t you rather See for yourself?” • He throws a plethora of colours and colour combinations towards the woman and mocks her. • The poem is a bitter satire on the racial discrimination of the time and one of the most read and admired poems. He uses a lot of symbolism, similes, metaphors and irony. • Also refer to Me , Too and I have a dream.