"The Renegade" is a
poem
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...
by
David Diop
David Mandessi Diop (9 July 1927 – 29 August 1960) was a French West African poet known for his contribution to the Négritude literary movement. His work reflects his anti-colonial stance.
Biography
Diop started writing poems while he wa ...
which blackguards those
Africans who have espoused
European customs at the expense of their
African roots. Critics have noted, sometimes pointedly, that Diop himself spent most of his life outside Africa.
The point of view is first person singular and the persona uses apostrophe to address the alienated African. Other poetic devices include imagery and irony. This poem can be compared with Letter to My Friend by O.C Macgoye.
Postcolonial poetry
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