ELT 301 (SURVEY OF AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE- MODULE 7

ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: Erica Amaneo Course & Year: BSED-ENG III A

Instructor: MA. AILEEN S. CASERA Date of Submission: October 26, 2021

ACTIVITY 1

Instruction: Discuss the five major themes of African literature as reflected in the poem “Africa” written
by David Diop. Make sure to provide a profound yet precise explanation on each item.

MAJOR THEME DISCUSSION

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of colonialism not only repair Africa's
reflected in his work. Africa is well-known for its rich
tarnished image, but also to free it from slavery.
cultural heritage. When writing poetry, the poem must be
composed in accordance with tradition, which means that
TRADITION it must take into account people's customs, religious
Nationalism purpose of achieving and keeping the nation's
beliefs, and traditional beliefs. The relevance of tradition
sovereignty over its homeland. Most African literature is an
in poetry composition, which might be considered the
expression of its country's social evolution and about
poem's major point.
people nationalism . The poem "Africa" depicts Africans
striving for nationalism in their homeland, despite the fact
NATIONALISM that Africans had been colonized, slaved, humiliated, and
DISPLACEMENT African literature is characterized by displacement and
tortured for a long time by ruthless and merciless
rootlessness. The poem depicts the dispersion and
colonizers. In addition, the poem Africa expresses his
AND rootlessness that colonization has brought in Africa. The
desire for an independent African nation as well as the
displacement caused by European conquerors' capture of
problems brought on by colonialism and the enslavement
ROOTLESSNESS land, the displacement caused by forced removals under
of Africans.
specific apartheid laws, as well as the displacement
induced by imprisonment or slavery of African people.

"Africa" is one of his most well-known poems, in which he