Friday, 6 January 2012

Ol’ Higue and Le Loupgarou

Ol’ Higue and Le Loupgarou

Many stories of strange supernatural characters derive from the cultural
tradition of the folk. These characters form an important part of the folklore
brought by the Africans to the West Indies. Some of these have been
preserved in narratives and poems.

The character to which this poem ‘Ol’ Higue’ alludes is the ‘Soucouyant’ whose
mission is to draw blood from human beings.

Read the poem.
Discuss the following questions.

1. What image of Ol’ Higue does the poet present in stanza one (1)?

2. What complaint does Ol’ Higue make in stanza one (1)?
Quote the expressions which support your answer.

3. (a) Why would Ol’ Higue be “Burning like cane fire”?
(b) Why does she have to count a thousand grains?

4. Why is the blood of babies attractive to Ol’ Higue?

5. How and when does she perform her “blood-sucking” task?

6. Give one reason why Ol’ Higue would love women giving birth.

7. Do you consider Ol’ Higue a mysterious character?

8. What feeling does Ol’ Higue evoke in you as you read the poem?


Le Loupgarou

Read the poem and discuss the following questions based on it.

1.(a) What is the “curious talk” alluded to in line one (1) of the poem?
(b) What does the word “curious” suggest?

2. Who are the “greying women”?

3. Why, do you think, Le Brun was “greeted by slowly shutting jalousies”?

4. Which word describes Le Brun’s dress?

5. What, do you think, is the bargain Le Brun made with the fiends?

6. What was responsible for Le Brun’s ruin?

7. How did people know that le Brun had changed himself into a dog?

8. What literary device is used in line one(1)?
“A curious tale that threaded through the town”.

9. .How do you feel as you read the last two lines of the poem?

You will observe that both poems deal with the supernatural.
The Soucouyant is the counterpart of the Le Loupgarou.
They both make a pact with the devil to engage in mysterious and fiendish
dealings.
They both are greedy and are ruined through their greed.
They both evoke fear in the people around them.
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41 comments:

  1. Anonymous11 June 2013 at 15:40

    does not help me at all

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    1. Anonymous13 October 2014 at 23:39

      i know right
      should post the answers too

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    2. Mrs. Dunkley2 November 2014 at 17:58

      the questions are meant for discussion in your study groups or with whomever...the industrious students would try to arrive at answers instead of asking for answers...next time attempt questions and then ask if those answers you have are correct....show some self reliance

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  2. Anonymous1 October 2013 at 16:05

    need notes

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  3. Anonymous7 November 2013 at 15:43

    hmmmm its kinda of helpful cuz i have this exams and it is worth it

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  4. Unknown10 November 2013 at 16:13

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  5. Anonymous24 February 2014 at 15:36

    my teacher used these exact questions wow!!!!

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  6. Anonymous9 March 2014 at 16:19

    someone help me with the dates when ol higue and le loupgarou was written and published

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    1. Anonymous11 March 2014 at 18:14

      yeah,i need it 2,wat skool u frm?

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    2. Anonymous14 April 2014 at 18:05

      me too...ugh this is so stressful

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    3. Anonymous20 April 2014 at 12:56

      I four 21 July BC. Isn't that too early?

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    4. Anonymous3 May 2014 at 11:17

      21 BC is wayyy too early

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    5. Anonymous5 May 2014 at 12:07

      Le loupgarou is April29,1979

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    6. Anonymous2 April 2019 at 21:30

      why does literature class have to be so stressful?

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  7. Anonymous21 March 2014 at 16:26

    i reaily need the date of publication of the two poems

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  8. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:03

    me too I have to get the dates of publication of them pleaaaassse does anyone know all I have for ol' higue is 21 july BC if it helps anyone but I still need more

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    1. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 17:00

      le loupgarou 1999 thats all i have

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    2. Anonymous2 May 2014 at 12:32

      ol higue was publish may 28, 1972.......... that's what I got

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    3. Anonymous2 May 2014 at 12:35

      me three

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    4. Anonymous7 May 2014 at 09:34

      ol higue was published 21 july bc thats what i got >3

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  9. Anonymous30 March 2014 at 07:39

    so hard to get !!!

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  10. Anonymous29 April 2014 at 03:14

    Honestly I hav nothing

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  11. Anonymous2 May 2014 at 12:26

    what date did le loupqarou publish

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  12. Anonymous2 May 2014 at 18:41

    The poem "Ole Higue" was published on June 7, 1981 and "Le Loupgaru" was published on April 29, 1979.

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    1. Anonymous3 May 2014 at 11:19

      Wat site u get the dates from??????

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    2. Anonymous6 May 2014 at 17:33

      where did u get these dates from???

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  13. Anonymous2 May 2014 at 19:40

    Is that the correct dates????????/


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  14. Anonymous2 May 2014 at 19:41

    hey i really need help .............

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  15. Anonymous3 May 2014 at 11:14

    Where did u get those dates from??

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  16. Anonymous18 May 2014 at 16:25

    Doesn't help me at all

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  17. Anonymous26 October 2014 at 17:01

    it really does not at all guess i gota bluff my way through this

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    1. Mrs. Dunkley2 November 2014 at 18:01

      I am not sure of the dates but why do you need the dates?

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  18. Anonymous12 November 2014 at 08:14

    can someone give me a short summary of the poem le loupgarou please!!

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    1. Mrs. Dunkley15 November 2014 at 18:29

      There is this man called Le Brun who made a deal with evil forces "fiends" and this ruined him. At night he turns into le loupgarou (a werewolf) but one night when he changed his own watchman wounded him, nearly killing him.

      copy and paste the link below to get more info on the poem and other literature stuff

      http://paynterliterature.weebly.com/le-loupgarou.html

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  19. Anonymous6 February 2016 at 13:18

    can someone comment on the effectiveness of the choice of speker in each poem

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  20. Anonymous6 February 2016 at 13:22

    can someone comment on the effectiveness of the choice of speker in each poem. i need it now please

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  21. Anonymous3 March 2016 at 17:53

    Does anyone know of two devices that hightens the presentation of hypocrisy in ol higue

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  22. Unknown8 May 2016 at 14:25

    Can someone tell me why ol higue would be burning like a cane field?

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  23. Unknown8 May 2016 at 14:27

    Can someone tell me why ol higue would be burning like a cane field?

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  24. Unknown1 June 2017 at 20:50

    can someone tell me how does ol'higue feel about what she does ?

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  25. Anonymous2 April 2019 at 21:33

    can anyone comment on the effectiveness of any two poetic devices

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