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Sins of the Country

SINS OF THE COUNTRY I watched the sign of sin and scenes like white blood Without the cross for atonement But I saw nothing but blank No blood, no lords, no laws It was intensifying like wildfire Never felt like hell fire It burnt my skin to death Thus,It was a rebirth And I came out refined Spangling like gold. A demi-god She is transformed Holding the scepter Of Satan. Behold! The dawn Of Armageddon.

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Omokri Agatha

Date: 12/15/2022 6:30:00 PM

The poem is a subjective overhaul of the political situation in Nigeria. Through the eyes of the poet personae *I*, the state of the nation is mirrored using religious symbols like scepter, hell fire, Satan, rod, demi- god, etc. It's diction is shmoky and largely religious. Words such as sins, Armageddon etc have religious undertone and sometimes they are contradictory eg *White blood* which is an Oxymoron . Through the eyes of the poet personae identifiable by the use of the personal pronoun *I* , the state of the nation is revealed... It's diction is simple. Lastly, an understanding of the poet's background will help shed light and knowledge towards understanding and critiquing the poem effectively.