The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down
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Gabriel Okara
Write the figures of speech of "The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down".
Write the figures of speech of "The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down".Gabriel Okara (1921-2019) uses many figures of speech in the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’. These devices...
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What is the central theme of the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’?
What is the central theme of the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’?The central theme of the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’ by Gabriel Okara (1921-2019) is the contrast...
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What is the tone of the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’?
What is the tone of the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’?The tone of the poem ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’ by Gabriel Okara (1921-2019) changes gently from one part to a...
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What is the position of the poet ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’?
What is the position of the poet ‘The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down’? What attitude does he show in his treatment of his subject matter?The poet’s position in ‘The Snowflakes Sa...
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The earth lying inscrutable like the face of a god in a shrine.
“The earth lying inscrutable like the face of a god in a shrine.”
This line from Gabriel Okara’s poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down” (1959) appears at the end of the poem. It shows...
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What is the role of religion or spirituality in the poem?
What is the role of religion or spirituality in the poem?
In Gabriel Okara’s (1921-2019) poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down,” (1959) religion and spirituality appear through nature’...
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What do the “oil palms bearing suns for fruits” symbolize?
What do the “oil palms bearing suns for fruits” symbolize? ✪✪✪
The image of the “oil palms bearing suns for fruits” is one of the most powerful symbols in the poem “Snowflakes Sail...
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What does the poet dream about?
What does the poet dream about?
Gabriel Okara (1921-2019) dreams a strange and meaningful dream during his deep sleep in the poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down”. The dream takes pla...
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Oil Palm Trees
Oil Palm Trees
In Gabriel Okara’s poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down,” the oil palm trees appear in the poet’s dream and carry deep symbolic meaning. The poet writes, “I dreamed of...
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Black Birds
Black Birds ✪✪✪
In Gabriel Okara’s poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down,” the image of black birds appears in the poet’s dream. He says, “I dreamed of birds, black birds flying in my...
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White Funeral Cloth
White Funeral Cloth ✪✪✪
In Gabriel Okara’s poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down,” the image of the “white funeral cloth” is one of the most powerful and meaningful symbols. The poet w...
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Elm Trees
Elm Trees
In Gabriel Okara’s (1921-2019) poem “Snowflakes Sail Gently Down,” the elm trees play an important symbolic role. They stand silently in the cold winter, tired and bare....
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