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    I Will Pronounce Your Name by Sedar Leopold Senghor

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    The poem praises a woman named Naett. It describes her name through vivid imagery, comparing it to things like cinnamon, lemon groves, coffee trees, gold, coal, and natural phenomena. The poet declares his love and devotion for Naett, saying he has become her "sorcerer" so he can properly pronounce and declare her beautiful name. The poem suggests Naett is a princess who was banished from her homeland.

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    I Will Pronounce Your Name by Sedar Leopold Senghor

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    The poem praises a woman named Naett. It describes her name through vivid imagery, comparing it to things like cinnamon, lemon groves, coffee trees, gold, coal, and natural phenomena. The poet declares his love and devotion for Naett, saying he has become her "sorcerer" so he can properly pronounce and declare her beautiful name. The poem suggests Naett is a princess who was banished from her homeland.

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    The poem praises a woman named Naett. It describes her name through vivid imagery, comparing it to things like cinnamon, lemon groves, coffee trees, gold, coal, and natural phenomena. The poet declares his love and devotion for Naett, saying he has become her "sorcerer" so he can properly pronounce and declare her beautiful name. The poem suggests Naett is a princess who was banished from her homeland.

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    I Will Pronounce Your Name by Sedar Leopold Senghor

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    The poem praises a woman named Naett. It describes her name through vivid imagery, comparing it to things like cinnamon, lemon groves, coffee trees, gold, coal, and natural phenomena. The poet declares his love and devotion for Naett, saying he has become her "sorcerer" so he can properly pronounce and declare her beautiful name. The poem suggests Naett is a princess who was banished from her homeland.

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    I Will Pronounce Your Name

    By Sedar Leopold Senghor

    I will pronounce your name, Naett, I will declaim you, Naett!

    Naett, your name is mild like cinnamon, it is the fragrance in which the lemon grove sleeps

    Naett, your name is the sugared clarity of blooming coffee trees

    And it resembles the savannah, that blossoms forth under the masculine ardour of the midday sun

    Name of dew, fresher than shadows of tamarind,

    Fresher even than the short dusk, when the heat of the day is silenced,

    Naett, that is the dry tornado, the hard clap of lightning

    Naett, coin of gold, shining coal, you my night, my sun! …

    I am you hero, and now I have become your sorcerer, in order to pronounce your names.

    Princess of Elissa, banished from Futa on the fateful day.

    Structure:

     The poem is a panegyric (praising) poem with ten lines no rhyme scheme. It could also be called a lyric poem as
    it sings the praise of Naett. The poem also consists mostly end stopped lines, has no line breaks and about 12
    feet per line.

    Repetition:

     Naett is stated six times in the poem which also includes the description of her as stated in these sample quotes
    “Naett, that is the dry tornado, the hard clasp of lightning” and “Naett, coin of gold, shining coal, you my night,
    my sun! …”

    Language and Imagery:

     The poet uses selected words that help to create a vivid image in the readers mind. The use of well described
    words such as “sugared clarity of blooming coffee trees”, “coin of gold”, “shining coal”, “dry tornado”, “shadows
    of tamarind”, “savannah”, etc.
     There are many figurative languages that are used in the poems. “Your name is mild like cinnamon” shows the
    use of simile, “…lemon grove sleeps”, “…short dusk”, “…heat of the day is silenced” and “hard clap of lightning”
    demonstrates the use of personification, “…you, my night, my sun…” shows the use of paradox, “…dry tornado”,
    “…shining coal” presents the use of metaphor and “fresher even than the short dusk…” and “…fresher than
    shadows of tamarind” demonstrates hyperbole.
     “…hard clap of lightning” portrays onomatopoeia. It also shows the use of allusion, just like the reference to
    Futa, an ancient Kingdom in North Africa and reference to Elissa, queen of Carthage also known as “Dido queen
    of Carthage”.

    Si Loydi nay bahala sa history, literal meaning, theme ug tone

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