What is the poem a leopard lives in a muu tree about?

“A Leopard Lives in a Muu Tree” is a poem by the Kenyan poet Jonathan Kariara. It concerns a native farmer besieged by a tree-bound leopard that has apparently broken his fences, torn his medicine bags and stifled his wives’ sensuality.

How strong are leopards?

Leopards have incredible strength and can climb as high as 50 feet (15 meters) up a favorite tree while holding a fresh kill in its mouth, even one larger and heavier than themselves! They stash food up high so other predators such as lions or hyenas can’t get it.

Who is are the persona’s in the poem?

Persona refers to the voice a writer creates to tell a story or to define the speaker in a poem. Sometimes the writer may share real-life experience or feelings in autobiographical writing. Or he may write as a detached observer, keeping a distance from events in the poem, or an imaginary character.

Can a tiger mate with a leopard?

The 1951 book Mammalian Hybrids reported tiger/leopard matings were infertile, producing spontaneously aborted “walnut-sized fetuses”. A tigard is the hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a leopardess. The only known attempts to mate the two have produced stillborns.

What does APO on the wall means?

Apo on the wall by Bj Patino is a poem that talks about the narration of a child’s point of view about his rigorous Father and the hanging photo around the wall called “Apo”. The poem tells the reality of life during the reigning of Marcos alongside with the Martial Law.

Is a dramatic character who is the speaker in the poem?

A dramatic character, distinguished from the poet, who is the speaker of a poem.

How did Marcos declare Martial Law?

At 7:17 pm on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos announced that he had placed the entirety of the Philippines under martial law, through Presidential Proclamation № 1081, which was dated September 21, 1972.