Foregrounding in IsiXhosa modern poetry with special reference to Qangule's poetry in Intshuntshe

This study is premised on the assumption that foregrounding is the dominant feature of \npoetry. Such an assumption informs this study to the extent that it examines the role \nof foregrounding in isiXhosa modem poetry. \nForegrounding, as an unusual or deviant usage of language, manifests itself as: \nmetaphorical language, foregrounded sound, syntactic foregrounding and the variation \nof rhythmico-metrical structure. These are called foregrounding techniques. However, \nthis study deals only with the first three foregrounding techniques. \nQangule's poetry furnishes this study with examples that are used to illustrate that \nforegrounding plays a significant role in isiXhosa modem poetry. The foregrounding \ntechniques depict, illustrate, dramatize and suggest the meaning of a poem. They also \nhave the ability to do that in a collaborative manner. Such a claim is evidenced by the \ncomprehensive analysis and interpretation of the poem Ukubonga (To praise).