Portrayal of Social Vices in Obasa’s Poetry
Tis essay examines sub-themes of social vices like wickedness, disobedience, stubbornness, jealousy, deception, greed, laziness, corruption, treachery, foolishness and ignorance, extremism etc. in Obasa’s poetry. ́ The study shows that Obasa ̩ was a renowned and seasoned poet who used poetic langua...
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Tis essay examines sub-themes of social vices like wickedness, disobedience, stubbornness, jealousy, deception, greed, laziness, corruption, treachery, foolishness and ignorance, extremism etc. in Obasa’s poetry. ́ The study shows that Obasa ̩ was a renowned and seasoned poet who used poetic language as a ́ tool to convey Yoruba perspectives and philosophy to his readers. The study further shows that Obasa’s poetry series are ever relevant as they address current issues on human relations, socio-cultural, and socio-economic situations of the present-day Nigeria. Tis work concludes that Obasa ̩ ́ was a teacher of morals and ethics who used poetry as a medium of waging war against societal ills.
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| spelling | doaj-art-60001e2e43304fc2b8cfbf2466ffddf02025-02-07T13:45:15ZengLibraryPress@UFYoruba Studies Review2473-47132578-692X2021-12-0151Portrayal of Social Vices in Obasa’s Poetry Abiodun Oluwafemi Daniel 0Obafemi Awolowo University Tis essay examines sub-themes of social vices like wickedness, disobedience, stubbornness, jealousy, deception, greed, laziness, corruption, treachery, foolishness and ignorance, extremism etc. in Obasa’s poetry. ́ The study shows that Obasa ̩ was a renowned and seasoned poet who used poetic language as a ́ tool to convey Yoruba perspectives and philosophy to his readers. The study further shows that Obasa’s poetry series are ever relevant as they address current issues on human relations, socio-cultural, and socio-economic situations of the present-day Nigeria. Tis work concludes that Obasa ̩ ́ was a teacher of morals and ethics who used poetry as a medium of waging war against societal ills. https://ojs.test.flvc.org/ysr/article/view/130062 |
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