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Having learnt a lot from Prof. Wole Soyinka literary skills with many of his poems written in Pidgin Language right from my university days, i decided to try and do something in pidgin language and i came up with this in 2006 in my second year with a little modification of the last stanza just of recent. Maybe this will motivate you to do something dynamic probably in Pidgin language too.

[size=14pt]Democracy Palava[/size]

I don try padlock my mouth
but this democracy palava no let me be
Them all dey talk say i dey jam talk
but na wetin my eyes see i dey talk
plenty first class holders borku for street
them waka waka so tay, them shoe comout
no money no work, wetin man pickin go chop?

Yet na democracy we want


Tell me how we go fit make am for life?
With this ogbonge wahala for we country
Wey our oga for house don dabaru things for us
Them don carry our money comout finish
Just tell me why man pickin no go thief?
When in papa self don kolo for robbery
And in mama too be gbewiri for them house

Yet na democracy we want


I waka waka reach the house of death
I see many with scrabbles, malaria and kwashiorkor
Them belleh na waya why some dey cry for overloading
Nothing for man pickin to chop for survival
Security we no get, electricity don pafuka
Water no dey, our road don give visa to many go heaven
And we don waka miles for this demo palava

Yet na democracy we want


Lives dey change for yonda everyday
Na so so bombing and boko haram for north
Militant and kidnapping college don full for east and Niger Delta
Yahoo-yahoo and jaguda ministry of fraud tanda for south-west
Things don dabaru seriously way nobody wan stay for naija again
Na this come make me think so tay, I come say;
Na only God fit helep us for naija no be man

For this ogbonge democracy palava

Collinsfbi

I would have loved to, being a language/literature graduate but i hardly come online, on this note, i recommend either Myne White or Orikinla for the position.



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@Collinsfbi, Thanks, but why should I not like what you have to say? I called for comments, didn't I Grin

One thing with Naijastories is that as writers, we have to be very creative and forward looking. Dead websites abound and even as we'll soon clock two years, we cannot rest on what we've achieved in the past (being featured on the BBC website, Tell magazine, Ynaija!, Webtrends, Technuzu, among others.)

Generating cash by traffic doesn't defeat the purpose of a site. As you know, Nairaland is a very good forum for what you have listed, and still Seun is the biggest earner in Nigeria. In fact the money he earns helps him keep the site going, and even running contests that will develop the country.

What Naijastories has is a spin on that idea, generate the cash, but make it a community fund so that everybody gets a part rather than just the admin. We believe that with the platform we provide for genuine members, the money is the smallest part of the attraction. Some of the stories shared on the site get up to 500 readers, and at least 3 - 10 solid reviews from other writers including published authors, and this is what will help the writer improve. The discussion forums are also there to debate on relevant issues with like-minded individuals. As you noted, the money to be earned is really a thank you, not a wage.

You see, writers on Naijastories have received admission in foreign universities, won internal and external writing contests, got full time jobs or writing gigs and publishing contracts, all from participating seriously on the site or from opportunities we share. If one's plan is just to earn $10, then we're happy to split our earnings. However, the vision of the site still remains and those who key into it will surely reach their dreams.

Thanks for joining me in this discussion. I always appreciate a round table Grin

Your points are well understood but i was only concerned about the points and cash issue because many can capitalize on that as the basis of making money with unnecessary comments and posts. Anyways, if as many as possible participants can keep the focus of the site standing not minding whatever they get therein then i think many Nigerians will benefit. No qualms!


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Alazon

A character who believes they are better than they actually are. He is a braggart or impostor in Greek comedy. He takes many forms: the quack, the religious fanatic, the swaggering soldier, the pedant--anyone pretentious who is held up to ridicule. Alazon is one of the stock characters employed in the Greek Old Comedy of Aristophanes. The two other characters are Eiron who is the ironic opponent to Alazon and the Buffoon known as Bomolochus

Agroikos

A character added by Northrop Fyre to the traditional three STOCK CHARACTERS of Greek OLD COMEDY. The usual agroikos is a rustic who is easily deceived.

Agrarians

Literally it means people living in an agricultural society, or espousing the merits of such a society, as the PHYSIOCRATS did. In this sense most espousers of PASTORAL traditions are agrarians. Thomas Jefferson was a noted early American agrarian. In literary history and criticism, however, the term is usually applied to a group of Southern American writers in Nashville, Tennessee, who published The Fugitive (1922-1925), a little magazine of poetry and some criticism championing agrarian REGIONALISM but attacking "the old high-caste Brahmins of the Old South."

Agnomination (also Adnomination, Annomination)

A term used between 1600 and 1800 to mean, variously, any PLAY ON WORDS, especially such as involved names of persons, as in Robert Greene's distortion of Shakespeare's name to "Shake-scene"; also applied to ALLITERATION in general.

Agon

Literally it means contest of any kind. In Greek tragedy it was a prolonged dispute, often a formal debate in which the CHORUS divided and took sides with the disputants. In the OLD COMEDY in Greece this debate, called EPIRRHEMATIC AGON, involved elaborate exchanges between the chorus and the debaters, and addresses to the audience. In discussions of PLOT, agon has come to mean any conflict.

Age of Sensibility

A name frequently applied by literary historians, such as W.J. Bate, Harold Bloom, and Northrop Frye, to the last half of the eighteenth century in England, the time earlier called the AGE OF JOHNSON. The term Age of Sensibility results from seeing the interval between 1750 and 1798 as a seed field for emerging romantic qualities in literature, such as PRIMITIVISM, SENSIBILITY, and the originality of the individual talent.

Age of Reason

A term often applied to the neoclassic period in English literature and sometimes to the revolutionary and early national period in American literature, because these periods emphasized self-knowledge, self-control, rationalism, discipline, and the rule of law, order, and decorum in public and private life and in art.

Affective Fallacy

The judging of a work of art in terms of its results, especially its emotional effect. The term was introduced by W.K. Wimsatt, Jr., and M.C. Beardsley to describe the "confusion between the poem and its result (what it is and what it does)." It complements the INTENTIONAL FALLACY. Notable versions of the affective fallacy are Aristotle's CATHARSIS and Longinus's "transport."

Aesthetics

It is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. Aesthetic value is one of the common themes in creative writing.

Aestheticism

Aesthetic movement) Refers to a movement in late nineteenth-century Europe centered on a belief in "art for art's sake." Rooted in the ideas of Immanuel Kant, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Mallarmé, and others, aestheticism believed that art was not meant to serve a moral or didactic purpose; art's value was its beauty. The ideas of aestheticism came to England through writers such as Walter Pater and later influenced writers such as Wilde and Swinburne who were connected with the Decadence movement.

A.e.g.

Bookseller's abbreviation of "all edges gilt," referring to the paper on which a book is printed.

Adversarius

Adversarius is a character in a formal satire who is addressed by the persona and who functions to elicit and shape that speaker's remarks. Such a character serves to create a situation within which he or she may speak or play a role similar to that of a STRAIGHT MAN.

Adventure story

It is a narrative that tells stories of heroic tale in a chain of related events. An adventure story relates the exciting travels or journey on which the main characters embark. A story in which action often exterior, usually physical, and frequently violent is the predominant material, stressed above characterization, motivation, or theme, suspense is engendered by the question "What will happen next?" rather than "Why?" or "To whom?" Examples of such stories include; a play that tells the story of Alexander the Great and his conquests, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Old Mother Goose and Her Son Jack, The Story of Robinson Crusoe etc.

Adonic Verse

In Greek and Latin PROSODY, the measure that consists of a DACTYL and a SPONDEE or a dactyl and a TROCHEE, probably so called after the Adonia, the festival of Adonis.

Addenda (plural of Addendum)

Matter to be added to a piece of writing. Addenda may be appended in late stages of production or, after production, on a separate slip attached to the original document. Addenda are usually items inadvertently omitted or received too late for inclusion.

Adaptation

The rewriting of a work from its original form to fit it for another medium or the new form of such a rewritten work. A NOVEL may be adapted for the STAGE, MOTION PICTURES, or TELEVISION; a PLAY may be rewritten as a NOVEL. The term normally implies an attempt to retain the chief CHARACTERS, ACTIONS, and as much as possible of the language and tone of the original work.

Adage

A PROVERB or SAYING made familiar by long use. Examples: "No bees, no honey" (Erasmus, Adagia); "A stitch in time saves nine."

Actress

A female actor

Actor

A person who performs in a drama in any form; the term has replaced the earlier PLAYER. The word has been applied to male and female performers alike.

Actoid

One of the robotic SOAP actors in Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Comic Potential, emotionally managed by remote control from the future, employed metaphorically for a person or character without will or personality.

Naijastories.com is a website set up to support aspiring Nigerian writers and to encourage the sharing of authentic naija stories. Writers will get an instant global audience, and will receive feedback from their peers as well other established writers and published authors. There is equally a forum where you can discuss literary and writing issues with other members. In addition, we have recently instituted a payment system whereby those who are part of the site get rewarded.

- You register and participate on the site, and by doing various activities, you obtain points.

- Each 1000 points will be equivalent to $1. When you obtain up to 10,000 points, you will be entitled to redeem these for $10.

- Options to redeem payment include Paypal, Western Union, Bank deposit in Nigeria and cash pick-up only in Lagos.

Check out the full post and register at http://www.naijastories.com/2011/11/naija-stories-pays-writers/

Nice site, great work and i love the fact that it was created to support aspiring Nigerian writers, but to be frank and sincere with you, the points and cash issue is to generate traffic. Under normal circumstances, many will never make $10 (#1,500) in 6 months. I would have loved if the site is just operate without the points and cash issue because this only render the site ordinary like any other traffic generated sites. Nigeria/Nigerian needs a very good forum where Nigerians writers will operate, sharing ideas, discussing important issue affecting Nigeria, proffering solutions, helping one another to attain international standard without the mind of operating or participating for the purpose of generating points to get cash and that is why i love nairaland so much. I know you may not like this but i think i have to say it.


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Hi, I am supposed to write an essay on the above topic in 450 words but I have no idea how to start. Pls can I get guidelines from anyone? Thanks

I don't think there is much to do as regards this, just look at yourself the way God made and looking out for areas where you are very good at such as singing, acting, or any area of life where you think you can fit in to assist your fellow human being such as health, education, proverty alleviation etc and look at what you can do to change situation of things putting into consideration your current environment conditions. I hope this helps.


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Crystal Words is a UK publishers of short stories.

We're keen to here from Nigerian-based authors who have interesting short-stories to tell.

What do you publish?

At Crystal Words we publish many types of story, provided that the fundamentals are adhered to - grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. If a piece is not professionally presented it will have to be exceptionally good to be considered for publication. Stories should be no longer than 5000 words.

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How are we so sure this is real, there are many pple out there looking to steal as many as possible works for their own selfish end. Innocent Nigerian authors have to protect their work, if you don't mind, can you pls tell more about this Crystal words; contact address, contact mobile number (the mobile on the site is not going through, besides, that site is not enough to justify this so called crystal words. These days i always afraid of anything with the name crystal because few months ago, over 7000 innocent Nigerians were scammed with the name Crystal Services Immigration to Canada. lol


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Action

The series of events that constitute a PLOT, what the characters say, do, think, or in some cases fail to do. Orderly action differs from aimless or episodic activity; an action customarily has a beginning, middle, and end. The action of a work is the answer to the question "What happens?"