Stylistic elements in the praise poetry of Chief Adolphus Munamuna, ọụbẹbẹ kẹnị Ịjọ ibe (the chief oral poet of the Ịjọ nation)

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ID21490889
AuthorsImomotimi Armstrong (0000-0002-2871-0683, Niger Delta University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume42
Issue2
Pages156-164
Publication date2022-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth African Journal of African Languages (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0257-2117 • E-ISSN: 2305-1159
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02572117.2022.2094089
OpenAlexW4285609431
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This article focuses on the language of the praise poetry of Chief Adolphus Munamuna of the Ịzọn ethnic group, located in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region. It examines the extent to which the Ịjọ bard makes use of such stylistic devices as parallelism, ideophone, praise title, metaphor, simile, alliteration, assonance, and personification, amongst others. The article points out that the Otuan-born poet deliberately contrives elements of style to achieve balance, develop ideas and build up his chants. Moreover, the article highlights that some of the stylistic devices add drama and liveliness to the performances of the bard. In addition, the poetic qualities provide a musical element to the chants, as well as vividness to the events described

Alliteration · Art · Drama · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Poetry · Praise · Rhyme · Simile · History · Law · Media, Communication, and Education · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies

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