Season by Wole Soyinka Essay -- English Literature

Season by Wole SoyinkaThere seems to be a strange contrast between his choice of the word dilapidate, which suggests things going to ruin and the final sen beatntwhere the word promise indicates hope. I get the sense thatSoyinkas poem is contrived. He feels the urge to speak lyricallyabout this subject but does not seem to have found his authenticvoice, or perhaps the theme is too complex for him to address in asixteen line poem. This is reflected in lines such as Pollen ismating time which not only fails to make sense but is also sort ofclumsy.This poem begs comparison with Achebes Refugee Mother and Childthat redefines aesthetics through comparison with traditional Westernsensibilities. He shows the harsh reality of humans on the brink ofstarvation whilst Soyinka shows humans dependent on, yet in harmonywith, nature. Soyinka too redefines some words through context buthis spin on the relationship between humans and nature is a morehopeful one.The word loved is in the past tense th us indicating a time gone by. This suggests that the firs...