The Author

David Diop

1927-1960 was born in

Bordeaux, France, Diop is
often considered one of the
most promising French
West African poets.
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His short life's work often

involved his longing for
Africa and his empathy for
those fighting against the
French colonization of the
mainland.
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His work shows a hatred
for the oppressors and
the aforementioned
empathy for the
oppressed.
 Vocabulary
Savannah
We went to Africa and
we saw a wide savannah
there consisting of land
with very few grasses and
trees.
 Vocabulary
Slavery
Slavery is a deadly
phenomenon because a
person is forced by
submission and forced
service.
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Unbent
A contestant in the stage is
unbent because he managed
to made us laugh and get rid
off from seriousness.
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Humiliation
We tasted humiliation from
our opponents in the debate
finals because one of our
teammates made our team to
be put in shameful situation.
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Impetuous
We want to be
impetuous because we
want our work to be
done quickly.
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Obstinately
One of our groupmates
is very hard to deal with
and is obstinately
sociable.
 Africa
Africa my Africa
Africa of proud warriors
in ancestral savannahs
Africa of whom my
grandmother sings
On the banks of the
distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in
my veins
Your beautiful black
blood that irrigates the
fields
The blood of your sweat
The sweat of your work
The work of your
slavery
Africa, tell me Africa
Is this your back that is
unbent
This back that never breaks
under the weight of
humiliation
This back trembling with
red scars
And saying no to the whip
under the midday sun
That tree over there
Splendidly alone
amidst white and
faded flowers
That is your Africa
springing up anew
springing up patiently,
obstinately
Whose fruit bit by bit
acquires
The bitter taste of
liberty.
Form 5 groups. There are
limited questions to be
answered which is related
to SIFT Method. For a
twist, each group is
entrusted with the power of
Fire, Air, and Ice.
• Air (3 uses) A player adds
a point to his/her group
• Fire (2 uses) A player
decreases one point from
the other group he/she
selects then the point will
be added on their group.
•Ice (1 use) A player has
the power to
freeze/stop a group
from answering the
next question.
Directions: Write the
letter of the correct
answer in your
answer boards.
 "And when wind and
winter harden
All the loveless land,
It will whisper of the
garden,
You will understand."
To My Wife by Oscar Wilde
Which was used in the
underlined word?
A.Symbol
B.Imagery
C.Figurative Language
D.Tone and Theme
C. Figurative
Language
 2. "I wandered lonely as a
cloud
That floats on high o'er vales
and hills,
When all at once I saw a
crowd,
A host of golden daffodils"
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by
William Wordsworth
Which was used in the
underlined word?
A.Symbol
B.Imagery
C.Figurative Language
D.Tone and Theme
C. Figurative
Language
 3. "Storm'd at with shot
and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred."
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred
Lord Tennyson
Which was used in the
underlined word?
A.Symbol
B.Imagery
C.Figurative Language
D.Tone and Theme
C. Figurative
Language
6. "Two roads diverged
in a wood, and I –
I took the one less
traveled by,
And that has made all
the difference."
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
What is the theme of the line?

A.Decision making
B.Critical reasoning
C.Travelling
D.Woods
A. Decision
making
9. "The caged bird sings with a
fearful trill
Of things unknown but longed
for still
And his tune is heard on the
distant hill
For the caged bird sings of
freedom."
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya
Angelou
What does the caged bird want to
attain?

A.Cage
B.Freedom
C.Foods
D.Owner
B. Freedom
 10. "How do I love thee? Let
me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and
breadth and height
My soul can reach, when
feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal
grace."
How Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett
Browning
What Figurative Language
was used in the underlined
word?
A.Simile
B.Metaphor
C.Hyperbole
D.Personification
C. Hyperbole
 15. "The woods are lovely,
dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I
sleep."
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by
Robert Frost
Who is the author
of the line?
Robert
Frost
16. "Heart, we will forget him, You
and I, tonight!
You must forget the warmth he
gave, I will forget the light.
When you have done pray tell me,
Then I, my thoughts, will dim.
Haste! ‘lest while you’re lagging
I may remember him!"
Heart, We Will Forget Him! by Emily Dickinson
What senses were in the
underlined lines?

A.smell, touch
B.Touch, taste
C.touch,sight
D.taste, hear
C. touch,sight
17. "Darkness settles on roofs and
walls,
But the sea, the sea in the
darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft,
white hands
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls."
The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
What figurative language is
used in the underlined line?

A.Personification
B.Hyperbole
C.Simile
D.Metaphor
A. Personification
 Dying is an art.
Like everything else,
I do it exceptionally well.
I do it so it feels like hell.
I do it so it feels real.
I guess you could say I have a
call.
~Sylvia Plath
What figurative language is
used in the underlined line?

A.Personification
B.Hyperbole
C.Simile
D.Metaphor
D. Metaphor
 So I wait for you like a
lonely house
Till you will see me again
and live in me.
Till then my windows
ache.
~Pablo Neruda
What figurative language is
used in the underlined line?

A.Personification
B.Hyperbole
C.Simile
D.Metaphor
C. Simile
 I will remember the kisses
our lips raw with love
and how you gave me
everything you had
and how I
offered you what was left of
me.
~Charles Bukowski
What sense was used in the
underlined lines?

A.touch
B.taste
C.smell
D.hear
A. touch
Dove
What does dove symbolize?

A.Peace
B.Love
C.War
D.Fairness
A. Peace
 He was my North, my South, my
East and West.
My working week and my Sunday
rest.
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my
song.
I thought that love would last for
ever: I was wrong.
~W.H. Auden
 What is the
theme of the
stanza?
Strong Affection
(2 points)
Love(1 point)