Whenever I'm asked in a class about what poetry is, I often remember the words of anenraged mother addressing her daughter who planned to move in with her boyfriend, saying:​ "Ha otswa ka lemati leno, o siye sohle seleng saka,...

Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share common characteristics. It is the use of one thing based on its characteristics to give clarity on the mechanics and/or...