BHM
The first black woman in space.
Who is Mae Jamison?
Cremate
to burn a body and reduce it to ash
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping"
What is alliteration or internal rhyme?
In this poem, the speaker grieves for his dead wife
What is "The Raven"?
The word that the raven constantly repeats.
What is Nevermore?
The first woman who ran for U.S. president
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Whimper (as in "It wasn't much fun, but the only one to whimper was Sam McGee")
What is whine?
"And he wore a smile you could see a mile,"
What is hyperbole?
This poem argues that a good friend keeps his promises.
What is Cremation of Sam McGee?
nepenthe
What is a drink to help someone forget something?
Of this person, John Glenn said, “If she says it’s a go, I’m ready.”
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Loathed (as in "Cap loathed carrying the corpse")
What is hated?
"Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"
What is classical allusion?
In the poem called "Poem" the poet Frank O'Hara, uses this Hollywood star to mock society's worship of celebrities.
Who is Lana Turner?
Besides bird or raven, name two words that the speaker calls the Raven.
What is: wretch, prophet, fiend?
This sociologist was the first African American to receive a PhD at Harvard University, helped found the NAACP, and wrote a book called, The Souls of Black Folk about the African American experience.
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
Moil (as in "moil for gold")
What is work hard?
"Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, it shall clasp a sainted maiden..."
What is biblical allusion?
This poem is a simple apology from one friend to the person he stole from.
What is "This is Just to Say"?
The meaning of the speaker's question "Is there balm in Gilead"?
He's asking the raven if he will be reunited with his wife.
This writer of Up From Slavery and president of Tuskegee University was a rival of a famous African American writer and sociologist.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
Mien (as in "The Raven perched, with the mien of a lord or lady, on my door")
What is composure or manner?
"And the dogs were fed, and the stars o'erhead were dancing heel and toe,"
What is personification?
In an old Irish ballad, this outlaw [full name] was betrayed by his wife/girlfriend and met the gallows.
Who is William Brennan?
The meaning of "She shall press, ah nevermore!"
What is Lenore will no longer enjoy life?