Religious metaphors and the crisis of faith in Wole Soyinka’s poetry

Most commentaries on Wole Soyinka’s works across genres engage with his constant invocation of cultural tropes, most which revolve around Ogun, self-proclaimed muse. In this article, I highlight the centrality religious myths and metaphors in a selection poems, namely, “Idanre” Idanre Other Poems (1967), Ogun Abibman (1976), “Joseph”, one “Four Archetypes” poems A Shuttle Crypt (1972), “Mandela’s Earth” Mandela’s Earth (1989), selected under sections “The Sign Zealot” “Elegies” Samarkand Markets Have Known (2002). While identifying limitations poet’s trope, dissect faith issues poetry into two slants. The first, is seen as encompassing widely explored use to intervene dystopias postcolonial space. second concern crisis faith, menace that has continued threaten global peace. After drawing copious examples tropes from focus attention given by poet relationships. lead conclusion, at end paper, access best achieved paying metaphors. also identify antidote for lies prescription tolerance respect humanist ideals.