| Title: |
Critical Discourse Analysis of Amasike's ?Egwurugwu? Poem: A Socio-Political Perspective |
| Author(s): |
Nwaoke Emmanuel Emeka, Igwenyi Esther & Asuzu Ifeoma Priscilla |
| Abstract: |
This research sets out to reveal the power of poetry and explore the ideology of Amasike?s
?Egwurugwu? poem through the linguistic choices of the poet and thereby exposes the hidden
pieces of information conveyed by the poem. To realize the set objectives, the study x-rays the
social, economic and political inadequacies/inequalities of Nigerian Democracy through the
linguistic features in ?Egwurugwu? an Igbo term for ?Rainbow?. The study adopts a desktop
research method of data collection and analysis anchored on Critical Discourse Analysis which
aims at locating and revealing opaque power structures in text and bringing them to the surface.
The study observes that, just like the rainbow, Nigerian Democracy as a system of government is
beautiful on the surface but a closer look reveals that some leaders are too exploitative since such
leaders deny the lead the joy of the rainbow (democracy) and its beautiful colours (dividends of
democracy). The study suggests that people should be wary while choosing their leader(s) in a
democratic setup since the electorate may order for the rainbow and its beautiful colours but
receive a fiery sun that blazes away at the ctizenry and acrosss the atmosphere. This study
maintains that the possibilities of enjoying the dividends of democracy, as it is in practice in most
countries in the western world, depends on who pilot(s) the affairs of the state. |
| Keywords: |
CDA, Discourse, Egwurugwu, Rainbow, Poetry, Democracy
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EBONYI JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
