A Stylistic Analysis of ‘O Uganda, Land of Beauty’ By Prof. George Kakoma

Abstract

This paper is a stylistic study of the lexical and phonological features of ‘O Uganda, land of beauty’ an anthem written by Prof. George Kakoma. Very little in-depth study had been done on the stylistic features imbedded in the anthem. This research therefore undertook a detailed investigation of its anaphora, alliterations, end rhymes, lexico-semantic features which made it to stand out in 1962 and be chosen as a national anthem.
The paper concluded that, based on a preponderance of abstract lexical items and non committal verbs (non finite verbs), Prof. Kakoma’s anthem did not display the immense beauty of Uganda as he suggested in the title.