LITERATURE

  Image Credit: Pinterest Joy Olu-Ajayi Music is one of the most powerful ways to communicate ideas to people. It is not just for entertainment; it can also serve as a form of literature, using words, rhythm and emotion to tell stories, share experiences and teach lessons. When lyrics are meaningful and carefully arranged, they function like poetry or prose. They reflect society, expose problems and encourage change. In this way, music becomes literature in sound, reaching both the mind and the emotions of listeners. Many musicians use their songs to highlight social ills such as corruption, injustice, insecurity and poor leadership. These songs do not only entertain as earlier stated; they make people think deeply about the reality of their society. Even more interesting is the fact that many of these songs were written years ago, yet the issues they address are still present today. This shows that music can record truth and preserve it over time, just like written literature. One...

Image credit: Facebook Adewale Amoo Literature has been in all three major genres including poetry, drama, and prose, a means of reflecting the issues affecting society. Literature is believed to serve as an intermediary between writers and readers (society), in which it creatively renders a painstaking commentary on the deficiencies, or sometimes eulogises, the leaders and the led. As we believe, no society can be free from anomalies, and it is the responsibility of writers to hold leaders accountable. Through this, literature has surpassed the belief of acting for its own sake to acting for the sake of humans. Literature cannot emanate from a vacuum, but it has to be generated from human activities. Hence, it deals with various dimensions such as socio-political, socio-economic, cultural and historical realities. As it is, literature has different definitions, and many scholars and students of literature have various definitions for it because literature is dynamic in terms of its su...