Essay
Who was the writer of source #1, the essay, "A Cause Greater Than Self"?
John McCain
Describe the image from source #2.
It was an image of immigrants on a ship reaching NYC and seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time. They had looks of anxiousness, excitement, and awe on their faces.
Roosevelt's speech was in regard to what?
The Statue of Liberty anniversary
Both poems are free-verse poems. What does that mean?
They have no set pattern.
What point of view is this short story told?
1st-person
What was the topic of this essay?
Patriotism- how it is not only your actions but feelings as well
What type of poem is "The New Colossus"?
Spenserian Sonnet
Shakesperian Sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
"They came to us speaking many tongues-but a single language, the universal language of human aspiration."
What does the word aspiration mean?
Hope
The workers were singing as they worked. They did this since they were proud to be working, and they were able to do it.
Describe Yezierska's attitude about America in section 1 as opposed to section 6.
In the first section, she was excited to be starting a new life in America, the way that she envisioned it. In the last section, she was still hopeful, but more realistic about the "real" America and how she would have to fight to get where she wanted to be.
What would you say is the overall tone of the essay?
Answers will vary
Hopeful, determined, love
This sonnet is broken into two different sections. What are they called (the first 8 lines and then 6 lines)?
Octave(8)
Sestet (6)
He spoke of America's "promises." Name one promise that has not run out as of yet.
Better civilization
Receiving freedom
Fulfilling land
Describe the attitude of the speaker in Whitman's poem, "I Hear America Singing."
Happy and enthusiastic
Describe how her first experience with an American family went. How did they treat her? Why did she leave?
It was not what she expected. They treated her differently. They never paid her. They thought she should be happy to just live there.
There was one allusion within the essay. What was the allusion, and why was this meaningful in this essay?
Arlington Cemetery- many visit this cemetery and grow emotional because of the sacrifices of the men and women who fought and lost their lives
Lazarus uses hyphenated words in her poem. These are called what?
Compound adjectives
What is the overall tone of his speech?
"I, Too, Sing America" was written by Langston Hughes. Describe the meaning of this poem.
This poem was in reference to equality between races.
She stated, "That sweat-shop was a bitter memory but a good school." What did she mean by this?
She means that it taught her a lot. She worked for what she earned and was able to have more freedom for herself.
Read the following quote. What does it mean?
"We are heirs and caretakers of freedom-a blessing preserved with the blood of heroes down through the ages."
We have been given our freedom and must take care of our country.
What is the meaning of this poem?
The Stature of Liberty is welcoming every person who has been mistreated and is giving them hope for a better future.
Observe his use of diction within the following sentence. What is he saying here?
"I still hold to the faith that a better civilization than any we have known is in store for America and by our example, perhaps, for the world."
He is hoping that America will be the most civilized country.
"I, Too, Sing America" could be described as having different tones, even opposite of one another (melancholy and hopefulness) Explain.
It starts off sad since the African American boy is being isolated. It grows into hopefulness since he knows one day that will not be the case.
How did joining the Women's Association change her?
She got a lot of advice from this group. She realized that she has to work for everything she gets. Because she was not born here already, she may even have to work harder and really push herself to be heard and seen equally.