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African Beggar

Date Submitted: 11/01/2002 19:23:50
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 3 pages (690 words)
“AFRICAN BEGGAR” Q HOW DOES THE COMPOSER CONVEY HIS IDEAS TO ILLICIT THE READER’S RESPONSE? In the poem “African Beggar” the composer conveys his ideas by using very descriptive writing. He also paints a vivid portrait of the beggar and his surroundings by using similes, metaphors and adjectives. He doesn’t just tell a story but rather paints a picture. The reader is in no doubt that this is a tragic story. On the …
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…suffering and yet a scene such as the composer has painted here has for the most part always been tolerated. In conclusion the composer conveys his ideas in a most graphic way and it would be difficult for any reader not to respond with at least one of the emotions I have suggested above. Tongs’ use of metaphors and similes bring the poem to life by emphasising the characteristics of the beggar and his surroundings.
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