JUGDEMENT OF THE BLACK MAN - By K. Dambara
The white man looked him in the face,
My black brother did not stir.
The white man shouted, roared, beat and kicked him,
My black brother did not tremble.
In his eyes there kindled the flames of rage, of dried tears, of force,
My black brother did not stir, did not answer,
Did not tremble.
In his steady eyes there kindled the flames, of a force which only,
The black man knows.
Questions
a) Who is the persona? And how do you know?
b) What is the type of this poem?
c) In the context of the poem, which sufferings did black people
experience?
d) Show two figures of speech from the poem above.
e) Is the poem relevant to Tanzanian context? Give two reasons.