Abstract
M.A. (African Languages)
The aim of this dissertation is to make a critical analysis of the poetry of M.I Mogodi. The
study comprises of five chapters.
The first chapter is the introduction where the focus is on why the poet's work is chosen for
research. We will look into how the writer uses language to communicate his ideas in an
understandable way.
In the second chapter of our study we intend to develop a stylistic framework by looking
deeper into the stylistic and other contributions made by different critics.
In the third chapter of this study the intention is to analyze Mogodi's poetry books by looking
into the different poetic techniques used by the poet. The analysis is undertaken by looking
into the lexical, phonological and syntactic level.
The fourth chapter of this work will endeavour to indicate how the poet has used proverbs,
idioms and imagery as stylistic features to bring about more understanding in the literary
work.
Chapter five is the conclusion where we look back at how Mogodi managed to employ a
variety of stylistic features to reveal his intention in his literary work.