TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page                                                                                                      i Certification                                                                                                            ii Dedication                                                                                                   iii Acknowledgement                                                                                     iv Table of Contents                                                                                       v

CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION 1.1       Biography and Works of the Poet. 1.2       Purpose of Study 1.3       The Nature of poetry 1.4       What is Anger? 1.5       Post Colonial Disillusionment 1.6       The Poetics and Politics of Tanure Ojaide 1.7       Scope of Study 1.8       Review of Criticism 1.9       Thesis Statement

CHAPTER TWO:    CAUSES AND EXPRESSIONS OF ANGER 2.0       Introduction 2.1       Pretence 2.2       Tyranny 2.3       Corruption 2.4       Plundering

CHAPTER THREE:   RESPONSES 3.0       Introduction

1. 1. Resolve
   2. Vengeance and Punishment
   3. Revolution
   4. Caution

CHAPTER FOUR:  CONCLUSION Works Cited