South African Poetry Analysis
narrative paradigm" that is used to construct and thematically cohesive expression of ideas (p. 74). In Krog's poem, the paradigm is shifted from the warring relationship of the two entities in the first part to a mystical expression of the sin and grace that exists within the "wounds of anger" (Krog, 2000). The metaphor used herein is one in which the wounds suffered by the two parties and by the country are what contain the whole of the past as well as the seeds for hope. By entering into the… Continue Reading...