<p> </p><p>Title Page i</p><p>Certification ii</p><p>Dedication iii</p><p>Acknowledgement iv</p><p>Abstract v</p><p>Table of Contents vi</p><p><strong>

Chapter ONE

: INTRODUCTION</strong></p><p>1.1 Background of the Study 1</p><p>1.2 Biography of Dennis Brutus and Oswald Mtshali 4</p><p>1.3 Purpose of the Study 6</p><p>1.4 Justification of the Study 7</p><p>1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study 8</p><p>1.6 Methodology 8</p><p>End notes 9</p><p><strong>

Chapter TWO

: LITERATURE REVIEW</strong></p><p>2.1 Poetry as a Societal Outlook 11</p><p>2.2 The Sociological Approach 12</p><p>2.3 Apartheid in South African 15</p><p>End Notes 18</p><p><strong>

Chapter THREE

:</strong></p><p>(A) Symbols and Images as Poetic Techniques in the</p><p>Poem of Dennis Brutus “a Troubadour I Traverse” 19</p><p>End Notes 29</p><p>(B) Symbols and Images as Poetic Techniques in the 30</p><p>Poems of Oswald Mtshali</p><p>End Notes 37</p><p><strong>

Chapter FOUR

: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION</strong></p><p>4.1 Summary 38</p><p>4.2 Conclusion 40</p><p>Bibliography 42</p><p>Appendices 43</p> <br><p></p>