This paper studies the linguistic elements that enhance the meaning of Kofi Awoonor's poem, "Song of Sorrow," using the linguo-pragmatic approach. The approach adopted here involves foregrounding at various levels of word group, clauses, morphemes and sentences. In addition, the paper examines the linguistic and pragma-social clues inherent in the text under study. In the course of the analysis, it also highlights certain foregrounded elements such as repetition, dominance, and deviation, which add to the appreciation of the literary meaning of the text. The poem (text) is situated within the pragmatic context of its production to project its intended meaning carefully.