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Analysis (ai): The poem explores themes of race, identity, and belonging through a phone conversation between a speaker (African) and a potential landlady (English). The speaker initially encounters silence and stereotypical questions about their skin color, reflecting the racism prevalent at the time.
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Telephone Conversation Wole Soyinka The price seemed reasonable, location Indifferent. The landlady swore she lived Off premises. Nothing remained But self-confession. “Madam,” I warned, 5 “I hate a wasted journey—I am African.” Silence. Silenced transmission of Pressurized good-breeding. Voice, when it came,
1. Enact the conversation bits with your partner. 2. Attempt a description of a. the place from which the call was made b. the lady at the other end c. the speaker in the poem. 3. The poem evokes a mental picture of the scene. Draw a rough sketch to illustrate the episode. 4. The poem ends with ‘Wouldn’t you rather see for yourself?’.
Get the entire guide to “Telephone Conversation” as a printable PDF. Download. The Full Text of “Telephone Conversation” “Telephone Conversation” Summary. “Telephone Conversation” Themes. Racism and the Complexity of Identity. Where this theme appears in the poem: Lines 1-35. Line-by-Line Explanation & Analysis of “Telephone Conversation”
Telephone Conversation. London calling by Angela Compagnone is licensed under CC0. [1] The price seemed reasonable, location. Indifferent. The landlady swore she lived. Off premises. Nothing remained. But self-confession.
Telephone Conversation__Wole Soyinka - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The poem depicts a telephone conversation between a West African man looking to rent a room and a British landlady.
Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The poem "Telephone Conversation" by Wole Soyinka exposes racial discrimination through a phone call between a black man seeking a room rental and a white landlady.
