About the author
Who is the author?
Eve L. Ewing
We see this theme by how the speakers hair reflects her history/cultural themes.
Heritage
The device where the poet repeats a word/idea.
Repetition.
Where is the speaker in the poem?
Salon.
The poem portrays the atmosphere of the salon as?
Comforting
What year was it made?
2019
This theme shows how beauty spaces strengthen communities.
Theme of community.
What poetic device is used when making the salon a "Sacred space"?
Symbolism
The everyday activity that makes the speaker feels calm.
Getting their hair done
The emotion the speaker feels while getting her hair done?
Aside from poetry the author also has a PhD in...?
Sociology.
What is the theme of the poem?
What poetic device is used in the line "I am in the universe and it is my hair"?
Metaphor
This poem shows that beauty routines can be both emotional and ...?
Physical
What feeling does the speaker get after getting her hair done?
Confidence.
She often uses themes of beauty and belonging to exemplify .....?
Daily life.
Ideas that beauty routines can be comforting and healing.
care and comfort.
What poetic device is used here? "I see the world from here, and the world is dark brown, and the world keeps me modest and hidden."
Imagery
This is the person that the speaker seems to find peace in by their touch
The hair stylist
The poem shows that salon is where the speaker feels?
Seen, Cared, and Loved.
What is the name of the poem?
At The Salon
How was the author relaying the theme to the reader?
Through hair
What poetic device is used in giving the salon emotional qualities?
Personification.
This is the place that is described as comforting
The hair salon
The feeling that the speaker feels when saying "I am in the universe and it is my hair"