A critical evaluation of the poetry of S.R. Machaka
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Authors
Tladi, Maggie Molatelo
Issue Date
1996-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Modern and traditional poetic devices , Evaluation , Distinctive features , Imagery , Rhythm , Stanza , Form , Metre , Figurative Language , Functional Value
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Abstract
A wide variety of aspects of Machaka's poetry was treated. His poetry which is
meaningful when viewed against his traditional culture brings inspiration and a formal
mode of literary expression.
Death was never accepted by the Tlokwa as an end to life. Machaka has succeeded in
blending the ancestral worship with Christian faith. He has used euphemism to modify
pain. He makes use of imagery to execute cruelty and bluntness of death.
Machaka's protest poetry echoes the same protest of those of other protesters. These
refer to the injustice the Blacks experienced from the white regime prior to
independence.
From his love poems, it is noticed that Machaka is a great lover. When he is in love, he
becomes a slave.
Machaka uses traditional and modem praise poetry techniques. This made him manage
to produce poetry which made a definite impact on Northern Sotho literature and
contributed to its depth
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Citation
Tladi, Maggie Molatelo (1996) A critical evaluation of the poetry of S.R. Machaka, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16210>