Findings reveal a society overtaken by vices where the poor and the weak exist at the mercy of the rich and powerful. They also shed light on the characters and the thematic focus of the author. of the story and contribute to the understanding and enjoyment of the subject matter. These literary devices enhance the aesthetics. He also makes use of proverbs, figurative language, irony and symbolism. The stylistic devices employed by Okri in the novels include: satire, register, cliché and pidgin.
In many stylistic devices, the novelist makes a point against moral decadence in the society. This paper examines the style of Ben Okri in Songs of Enchantment and Infinite Riches. Thisstudy is premised on the fact that African Literature provides an opportunity for aconnectionwith indigenous rootsthat made the traditional society a relatively non-perverted onewhile the simultaneous all-roundforward progress of the contemporary is not jeopardised.Considering the potential in literature to achieve social change, a reading culture must be revitalised and encouraged, especially among millennials who are victims and promoters of these menaces,as it provides a mechanism for corrective psychology and orientation. Thus, this study aims to demonstrate how African Literature fulfilsthe criteria of being a tool for societal regeneration by examining the paradigms and moral positionsin matters that affect the society using a textual and interpretativeanalysisof selectedliterary works(Ayi Kwei Armah’s Fragmentsand The Beautyful OnesAre Not Yet Bornand Achebe’s A Man of the People). This study argues that African Literature can be considereda tool through which the desired change can be achieved. Contemporary societies across the world are faced with the burden of prevalent and diverse societal wrongdoings which have possible future implications that are alarming and worrisomeif not controlled.Therefore, the need for societal regeneration for a betterfuture becomes imperative, and this change can be achieved by various means.
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