Harlem Heroes
The explosion of art, music, and literature in Harlem was known as a renaissance, which means
What is a revival or rebirth
This river is the longest river in the world
What is the Nile river
Harlem is a neighborhood in the northern part of this major city
What is New York City
Two or more lines of poetry grouped together into a "poetry paragraph" is called this
What is a stanza
The poem we read by Langston Hughes speaks often of this environmental feature
What are rivers
This person wrote the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
Who is Langston Hughes
This river was used as a means of transporting slaves in the 1800s
What is the Mississippi
The Harlem Renaissance took place during this decade
When was the 1920s
When you add your own notes to a text you are doing this
What is annotating
In Langston Hughes poem, what part of the speaker has "grown deep"
What is soul
In addition to poetry, this author also created anthologies of black poetry and culture
Who is James Weldon Johnson
This river lies in the heart of Africa
What is the Congo
The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of art, music, and poetry that took place after this "great" event
What is the Great Migration
The attitude of the author indicates this in a poem
What is tone
The third stanza of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a plea dedicated to whom
Who is God
This jazz great was known particularly for his trumpet skills and raspy voice
Who is Louis Armstrong
This river was home to many of the earliest, ancient civilizations
What is the Euphrates
Often referenced in poetry during the Harlem Renaissance, Abraham Lincoln signed this proclamation in 1863 ending slavery in America
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
When a poet tries to make you remember something or feel certain emotions, they are doing this
What is evoke
In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" the speaker refers to themselves this many times
What is 12