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A Government Driver on His Retirement by Onu Kingsley Chibuike is one of the poems recommended for the 2021-2025 Literature WAEC, NECO and JAMB Syllabus.   Poet's Background Onu Chibuike hails from South East of Nigeria. His poem ‘’A Government Driver On His Retirement’’ proves that people die on a daily basis in motor vehicle crashes as a result of drivers under the influence of alcohol. Poem Analysis The poem is based on an overview of the retired driver’s happiness and celebration which leads to his untimely death after his drunken revel. In the first stanza, lines 1-4, he was happy after many years on wheels and plans for celebration. In the second stanza; 5-8, he controlled himself and did not drink until his retirement in order to obey the rules and regulations of duty. In stanza three; lines 9-6, he invited his friend to rejoice with him and drink alcohol ‘’I shall booze and zoom myself home, Line 10. He is no longer any under law or duty’s regulations. He planne...

The Leader and The Led by Niyi Osundare is a recommended poem in the 2021-2025 UTME, WAEC, and NECO Literature Examination Syllabus                                                                                                                   The lion stakes his claim To the leadership of the pack But the Antelopes remember The ferocious pounce of his paws The hyena says the crown is made for him         ...

Just like other recommended poems, Raider of the Treasure Trove by Lade Wosornu is included in the 2021-2025 WAEC, NECO and UTME Literature Syllabus   Poet's Background Professor Lade Wosornu is a prominent figure in the Ghanaian literary and academic landscape. His passion in life is to seek a closer work with God. He is a professor in surgery, a poet, an essayist, a columnist and a philanthropist. Subject Matter and Account of the Plot The poem, Raider of the Treasure Trove by Lade Wosornu condemns anger in all ramifications. Some people have little control over their anger and tend to explode in rages. In stanza one, the poet emphasized that dreams should be achieved in a pleasurable manner. He begins by asking questions concerning the worth of one’s life. He enjoins his audience to go through life as a journey devoid of rancor, bitterness, hatred and sadness. ‘’To fly flags of joy and sail up streams’’ ‘’and fling roses whenever you pause.’’ In the second stanza, one of the dea...

The Black Woman ("femme noire") by Leopold Sedar Senghor is a recommended poem in the 2021-2025 Literature   The Poem Naked woman, black woman Clothed with your colour which is life, with your form which is beauty! In your shadow I have grown up; the gentleness of your hands was laid over my eyes. And now, high up on the sun-baked pass, at the heart of summer, at the heart of noon, I come upon you, my Promised Land, And your beauty strikes me to the heart like the flash of an eagle. Naked woman, dark woman Firm-fleshed ripe fruit, sombre raptures of black wine, mouth making lyrical my mouth Savannah stretching to clear horizons, savannah shuddering beneath the East Wind's eager caresses Carved tom-tom, taut tom-tom, muttering under the Conqueror's fingers Your solemn contralto voice is the spiritual song of the Beloved. Naked woman, dark woman Oil that no breath ruffles, calm oil on the athlete's flanks, on the flanks of the Princes of Mali Gazelle limbed in Parad...