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Essay / Literature - 606
A poem that integrates the oppression of the inhabitants of Martinique and the political uprising of Martinique during French colonization would be “Out of Extraterrestrial Days” by Aimé Césaire. Césaire notably uses examples of imagery and tone to express ideas of oppression and political revolution in order to focus on the forms of literature he is describing. Along with examples of literary elements, there should be an explanation of Césaire's use of image and tone that explains the author's main message in "Out of Alien Days." In "Out of Alien Days", Aimé Césaire uses the concepts of imagery and revolutionary tone to illustrate the problems of French colonization in Martinique. Césaire constructs a definitive path in his poem where he calls for change in Martinique and rallies his people against the French empire. This article aims to introduce the concepts of revolutionary imagery and tone as well as examples used by Césaire in "Out of Alien Days" and an interpretation of literary elements in relation to Césaire's theme in the poem....