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Grapho-Lexical Features of Selected Poems in Niyi Osundare’s Village Voices

2017; Sciencedomain International; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.9734/arjass/2017/32977

2456-4761

Segun Aminu, Samson Oluwagbenga,

Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Language is a means of human communication.Indeed, the skillful use of language in poetry, one of the genres of literature, is significant for interpretation.Thus, language is regarded as an indispensable tool in the world of poetry.It is imperative to note that Niyi Osundare's poems are unique and outstanding among his contemporaries because of his style.Therefore, this paper examines how Niyi Osundare creatively employs grapho-lexical features to convey his sociopolitical messages in his poems.