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Poem commentary - Jack Mapanje, from "Of Chameleons and God".
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Daniel Hutt 04.09.03 POEM COMMENTARY Jack Mapanje, from "Of Chameleons and God" This voice in this poem describes a certain character describing the evolution of a dance that he and his fellow tribesmen used to practice constantly back when they were younger. He goes on, talking about how he was the "big dancer" and how he was the original at doing this rain dance. He is comparing himself (or the way him and his fellow tribesmen) used to dance, compared to how his offspring now dance in a more modern age. The description in the first stanza of this poem is informing us about how this dance was done a long time ago. The author uses such descriptions as "with snakes around my neck", "with spears in these hands" and "in animal skins with amulets rattled with anklets". By the way he speaks, we can tell that he is quite full of himself, in...
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