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Difficulty: EasyAnalysis of Prescribed African Poems

Read the excerpt below from Léopold Sédar Senghor's prescribed African poem *Black Woman*:

"Naked woman, black woman
Clothed in your colour which is life, in your form which is beauty!"

Which figure of speech is primarily exemplified in the expression "your colour which is life"?

  1. MetaphorAnswer
  2. B
    Simile
  3. C
    Paradox
  4. D
    Assonance

Answer

Metaphor
The expression 'your colour which is life' directly equates the woman's skin color with life itself without using comparative markers like 'like' or 'as', which is the defining characteristic of a metaphor.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the poetic line for figurative language
The line 'your colour which is life' directly identifies 'colour' with 'life'.
Directly asserting that one thing is another establishes an implicit comparison.
2
Identify the specific figure of speech
Since no comparative conjunction (such as 'like' or 'as') is used, the device is a metaphor.
A metaphor makes a direct substitution or equivalence between two distinct ideas or objects.

Key Concept

Identification of Poetic Metaphor in Prescribed African Poetry
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