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DETAILED LITERARY DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH POETRY RHYTHM / METRE Rhythm is the measurable pattern of a poem. (Or verse) It is the metrical movement, order in the stanza form, or overall structure of the poem. It is the beat, or order and measure of the poem. This is why rhythm and metre are classified as one; but there is a distinction between them. Rhythm depends upon the arrangement of stresses. Stress is the syllable to which we give force, breath or emphasis in spoken language, speech or what is called emphatic stress. It is therefore, better and easier to pick up rhythm by ear than just looking at the words to determine which is the stressed or unstressed. Nevertheless, rhythm in poetry is not a matter of counting syllables alone. Metre is the basic pattern of a poem. These basic patterns are iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic. Feet are used in the composition of patterns. In verse, a foot is the stressed syllable together with the unstressed syllable in

SOURCES OF AFRICA THEATER Most of the information we have of Africa theater comes from anthropologist, socialscientist and theater scholars generally; however, we can classify these sources into the following: Festivals, Masks, Rituals, Legends, Myths and imitation acts. Let us examine each of sources intimately.   FESTIVALS      Festivals are times of celebrations, merrymaking with series of performance including : dance, songs, and drama. They are instituted annually or bi-annually. Some after every two years duration or even some five or seven years   depending on the community involved. It serves as a means of giving honor and thanks to the gods, the deities, the ancestors. In Africa tradition all festivals are mainly Agricultural. The festivals are held to mark the successful end of an agricultural year and to welcome the commencement of another year. They usually provide opportunities to honor the gods, divinity and the ancestors for a successful agricultural year and to p