If We Must Die
Triple POINTS BAYBAY!
What is the theme of this poem?
That the black man in America must not be "killed" by the institution of slavery, but that they must fight back against it.
Give one example of repetition in this poem.
DOUBLE POINTS: give another example
Cruel, cruel
be still, be still
Give one example of onomatopoeia
What is......kablam!
Simile
Which line is repeated in Harriet Tubman?
"Harriet Tubman didn't take no stuff"
"didn't come in this world to be no slave"
"and didn't stay one either"
Double Points: What is the example of onomatopoeia used in this poem?
"bark"
What is the example of ALLITERATION in Black Woman?
monster men
"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of.....
Double Points if you write the author's name of this poem, "Dreams"
Metaphor.
By referring to "Jesus," who is both a historical and cultural person, the poet in slaveships is using which poetic device?
Allusion
Give one example of ALLITERATION from Harriet Tubman.
"mean men"
If we must die, let it not be like hogs....
Who is the speaker in this poem?
Double Points for TEXT EVIDENCE.
A black mother.
"I must not give you birth"
"Well, son, I'll tell you
Life ain't been no crystal stair."
Which poetic device is used in these lines?
Double points for both answers.
Apostrophe, Metaphor
"into the belly of Jesus" is an example of what poetic device?
Personification = the ship is Jesus
Which line has an example of CONSONANCE?
Line 7
highlights the "T" sound.
What is the example of APOSTROPHE in If We Must Die?
Double Points: Who is he speaking to with this apostrophe?"O kinsmen"
Double Points: Black people in America.
A black mother worries about bringing a child into America, a place that has historically been cruel to people of color.
What was the Rhyme Scheme for "Autumn Storm by Firelight"
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is the other simile in the poem?
"hot and red as our bloody ankles"
Who is the speaker of the poem, Harriet Tubman?
The author: Eloise Greenfield
OR
An admiring black person in America.Clues: dialect, "Black brothers and sisters"
What is the rhyme scheme of If We Must Die?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
"you do"
What is the example of Juxtaposition in Harlem Night Song, by Langston Hughes.
Double points if you also write which sound device was used in the poem.
Night sky is blue
stars are great drops of golden dew.
(repetition)
What is the mood of this poem and how do you know?
It is that of desperation because this person is praying to their God to save them from such a horrible place, even blaming their God for not protecting them. "Why do you not protect us"
It shows her success, which is the theme of the poem.