(Pius Adesanmi)--Thank You, Millennials!
Despite sorrow, despite anguish, despite depression
over Kogi state, Nigeria, today, I somehow had to find the strength to go and
teach that introduction to African literature second-year class.
Discussions came to the cultural and contextual bases
of similes, metaphors, and other figures of speech. I take an example from
Things Fall Apart:
"During this time Okonkwo’s fame had grown like a
bush-fire in the harmattan"
