The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down
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Gabriel Okara
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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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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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 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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Evaluate the theme of man’s relationship with nature in the poem.
Evaluate the theme of man’s relationship with nature in the poem.
Or How does Gabriel Okara connect nature with human emotion in the poem? ✪✪✪
Gabriel Okara (1921–2019), in his p...
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How does the poem reflect African sensibility and universal spirituality?
How does the poem reflect African sensibility and universal spirituality? ✪✪✪
Gabriel Okara (1921–2019), one of Africa’s finest poets, expresses both African sensibility and univ...
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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 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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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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