What is the poem Abiku by Wole Soyinka?
What is the poem Abiku by Wole Soyinka? Summary: The poem is about the concept of the child that dies while still only a child, then gets reborn by the mother only for the child to die again. It is believed that it is the late child that comes back to life. This belief cuts accross Africa. The Yoruba people calls this child 'Abiku'. What is the literary meaning of Abiku? predestined to death Abiku is a Yoruba word that can be translated as "predestined to death". It is from (abi) "that which was born" and (iku) "death". Who is...