Visions
Which poem includes the line “My black face fades, / hiding inside the black granite.”?
"Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa
Who does Martin Espada honor in "Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100"?
The kitchen workers at the Windows on the World restaurant
Sheman Alexie wrote a poem depicting this famous American poet playing basketball on an Indian Reservation.
Walt Whitman
What Poem did Thomas Bailey Aldrich write?
Unguarded Gates
Who is the man Ginsberg talks about in A Supermarket in California?
Walt Whitman
What theme is central to the poem "Tu Do Street"?
Racial and cultural tension during the Vietnam War
What does "Alabanza" mean in English, as used in Espada's poem?
Praise
In the memoir, The School Days of an Indian Girl, who is Gertrude Simmons Bonnin?
Zitkala-Ša was also known by this English name, which was given to her at school
Who wrote “The New Colossus”?
Emma Lazarus
What poem is this line from? “I won't write my poem till I'm in my right mind.”
America, Ginsberg
In “Prisoners” why does the poet describe the captives “thin-framed as box kites of sticks & black silk”?
To emphasize their fragility and the dehumanizing effects of war
Which poem features the powerful quote “My peace lies beside your peace,” highlighting shared mourning?
Tower One
What is an example of a symbolic break of her Native American heritage for Zitkala-Sa?
The boarding school cut her hair short which was a sign of weakness in her tribe, and only done when captured by their enemies.
What is a Sonnet made up of?
Fourteen lines, typically written in iambic pentameter
What are two of the three ways we see poets defining Beats?
Rhythm, Countercultural dynamic, or Beatific
In "In the Field," what personal item does the young soldier search for, feeling guilty over its connection to a friend's death?
A picture of his girlfriend
What does the phrase "We are breathing the dead" in "Tower Two" imply about how the survivors feel after 9/11?
That survivors carry the memories and essence of those who died, symbolizing shared grief.
What are the origins of the Ghost Dance?
A vision had by the prophet Wovoka, claiming that the ghosts of the natives and buffalo would come back to reclaim their land from the men who took it
What biblical structure was mentioned in “Unguarded Gates”?
The Tower of Babel
What is Beatific?
Angelic, saintly, serene, blissful or spiritual sense from poetry
In "Prisoners," how does the poet describe the prisoners' movement?
As if they were marionettes hooked to strings of light
What is the symbolic meaning behind the line “The day’s sandwich is uneaten” in Tower One?
Disrupted normalcy and innocence lost, highlighting how normal lives and routines were changed drastically by the tragedy
What is the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
The violent suppression of the Ghost Dance movement and is considered a turning point in the U.S. government’s treatment of Native Americans
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was referred to in “The New Colossus?
The Colossus of Rhodes
What is the main Beat in America, by Ginsberg?
Countercultural