Tuesday, 14 July 2026

1.4 - Love Cycle - Chinua Achebe - Lesson Summary

                           

“Love Cycle” is a poem by Chinua Achebe.  

 

Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian writer.  

 

The poem describes the relationship between the Sun and the Earth.  

 

Their relationship is shown as a romantic relationship.  

 

The Sun is shown as an angry male.  

 

The Earth is shown as a tolerant female.  

 

In the first stanza, the Sun and the Earth are happy lovers.  

 

In the second stanza, the poet describes their relationship.  

 

In the third stanza, the Sun’s light touches the Earth in the afternoon.  

 

In the fourth stanza, the Earth reacts to the Sun’s roughness.

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