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8. What are the minor themes of the poem?
9. What is the poet’s general belief about life?
10. What is the intended message?
11. What lesson did you learn from the poem?
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12. How effective are the literary devices used in the poem? Give examples.
13. Comment on the language used in the poem.

(e) Recite the following poem while paying attention to its features and correct
pronunciation:

A Baby is a European
A baby is a European
He does not eat our food:
He drinks from his own water pot

A baby is a European
He does not speak our tongue:
He is cross when his mother understands him not.

A baby is a European
He cares very little for others:
He forces his will on his parents.

A baby is a European
He is always very sensitive:
The slightest scratch on his skin results in an ulcer
___________
Ewe (Togo)

Questions

1. What is the poem about?
2. What are the characteristics of the baby in the poem?
3. What technique does the poet use to compare a baby to a European? What
does he want to show about Europeans by this comparison?
4. What do you think motivated the poet to write the poem?

5. With textual evidence, analyse the tone of the poet.
6. How did you feel when you read the poem? Why?

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