Diop's "Africa" opens: "Africa my Africa / Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs". What does the line about warriors mean?

Diop's speaker says: "Africa of whom my grandmother sings / On the banks of the distant river". What do these lines show about how he knows Africa?

In Diop's "Africa" the speaker says: "I have never known you / But your blood flows in my veins". What does this mean?

"Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields" (Diop, "Africa"). What does this line mean?

Diop's "Africa" links lines: "The blood of your sweat / The sweat of your work / The work of your slavery". What does this chain of lines do?

In Diop's "Africa" the speaker calls out, "Africa, tell me Africa", as if the continent could hear and answer. Which device is this?

Diop's speaker describes "This back trembling with red scars". What does the image mean?

What attitude does the speaker hold toward Africa in the opening lines of Diop's poem "Africa"?

The middle of Diop's "Africa" moves through blood, sweat and red scars. What atmosphere do these images create?

Three lines in a row near the start of Diop's "Africa" begin with the word "Africa". What effect does this repeated opening create?

In Diop's "Africa" the reply comes this way: "But a grave voice answers me". What does "grave" suggest about the voice?

In Diop's "Africa" the answering voice calls the speaker "Impetuous child". What does this name suggest about him?

The voice in Diop's "Africa" points to "that tree, young and strong ... That is your Africa springing up anew". What does the tree stand for?

The tree in Diop's "Africa" stands "Splendidly alone amidst white and faded flowers". What does this contrast mean?

Diop's "Africa" describes the tree "springing up patiently, obstinately". What do these two words together mean?

Diop's "Africa" closes: "Whose fruit bit by bit acquires / The bitter taste of liberty." What does this ending mean?

In Diop's "Africa" the voice calls the tree "your Africa", comparing a continent to a tree without "like" or "as". Which device is this?

Which sense does the image "The bitter taste of liberty" in Diop's "Africa" appeal to?

What attitude toward Africa's future do the closing lines of Diop's "Africa" express?

In Diop's "Africa" the speaker asks if Africa is "this back that is bent". The grave voice agrees that this bent back is all Africa will ever be.