Answer to Question #180767 in English for Helena Asare

Question

Summarize the poem " i!ll pronounce your name."

Answer 1

Leopold Sedar Senghor, is the founder of the Negritude ideology structured this poem to match-up to his concept. In the poem, ‘I Will Pronounce Your Name’ Senghor uses heavy imagery to potray his ideas. In the poem, he uses a female character by the name of Naett. Throughout the poem, he expresses his affection for Naett through the few lines that mkae-up the poem. Leopold makes reference to Naett’s beauty, and ironically calls ‘beautiful’, aspects which are commonly regarded disgusting outside the African continent. The poet makes reference to such attributes as “Shinning coal” (Line 8) and “You my Night sun” (Line 8). He therefore makes it clear that the reader should not make a direct translation of the words he uses in the poem, but should consider them as the imagery