My Lovely Flower
What an image so real and live,
Endowed with immense elegance,
Innocent face devoid of blemish,
Oh My dear lovely flower,
You're my aesthetic beauty.
The curly hair flowing backward,
With lovely petals allover,
And soft full lips,
Reminds me of the kisses,
You use to cover my face with.
Enticing and welcoming smile,
Exposes the snow white teeth,
Lovely cheeks and smooth chin.
All put to place,
The ornamental earring crowing all.
Like a model from the skies,
At ease with the creation,
Ostrich rounded neck,
Necklaced to match,
The colour whitish outfit.
A being so designed beautifully,
With a darkish complexion,
And erect spongy tits,
Makes my whole being elated,
Oh! My sweet lovely flower
By Calixtus Nyagilo.
Questions
(a) Classify this poem (2 marks)
(b) What is the subject matter of this poem (2 marks)
(c) What character traits of the persona are revealed in this poem? (4 marks)
(d)Give a physical description of the persona's Lovely Flower (3 marks)
(e) What evidence is there in the poem to show that the persona is passionately in love? (3 marks)
(f) What aspects of style have been employed in this poem? (4 marks)
(g)Describe the mood of the poem (2 marks)
Answers to Calixtus Nyagilo's 'My lovely flower'
(a)lts a love poem (1 mk)
you are my aesthetie beauty remind me of kisses, you used to cover my face with (1mk)
(b)The poem is about a person who expresses love for his loved one.
He gives a vivid deseription of his loved one
He praises her and her beauty
-He is passionate/Romantic
and soft full lips, reminds me of the kisses and erect spongy tits, makes my whole being elated'
- He is candid /frank /Honest
-He talks his heart out about his feelings for his loved one and vividly gives her physical
description.
(c) He is loving/adoring
He praises her to the skies; especially her beauty.
He calls her my sweet lovely flower
(d) She has long curly hair
She has full soft lips
- Her teeth are snow-white.
She has a smooth chin
- Her cheeks are lovely
She has rounded neck.
- Her face is without blemish.
(e) He still remembers the kisses she used to cover
- When he looks at her, his whole being gets elated.
- He has mastered every single detail about her his face with beauty.
He keeps referring to her as "my sweet lovely flower"
(f) Imagery
-simile "like a model from the skies
-metaphor 'ostrich rounded neck
'snow-white teeth
my lovely flower
-beauty
He keeps referring to her as "my sweet lovely
tlower"
(f) Imagery
-simile "like a model from the skies
-metaphor 'ostrich rounded neck
'snow-white teeth
my lovely flower
-Repetition 'oh lovely flower'
-symbolism "flower' a flower is a symbol
of love.
(g)Romantic (1mk) The aura surrounding the poem is one of love and beauty.