poets' biographies
She lived in New England as a slave and was taught to read and write.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
I have 20 million things to do today!
What is hyperbole?
The mother is telling her son that life is hard, but you have to keep working hard.
What is "Mother to Son"?
The place you can find the definitions of satire, paradox, and oxymoron.
What is figurative language?
A time period when many Black people traveled from the South to northern cities to create music, art and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
He left Tuskegee University, had an interest in politics, traveled to the UK, was a journalist, went to Russia, then realized that democracy was better than socialism.
Who is Claude McKay?
Albert ate 80 avacadoes.
What is assonance?
The poem encouraged citizens to participate by voting.
"Vote" by Nikki Giovanni
The section where you shared stories with the rest of the class.
What is Native American literature?
He supported the arts and was known as The Father of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Alain Locke?
He wrote for musical theater and the Negro National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Who is James Wheldon Johnson?
Instead of saying someone farted, you can say pass gas or tooted.
What is euphamism?
A very concise poem that warns about what could happen if you do not stay in school.
"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks
The 4 sections of a 4 square analysis.
What are plot/theme, connections, figurative language, and author facts?
He was a well known Jazz trumpet player.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
She spoke and wrote about racism, including microaggressions.
Who is Claudia Rankine?
jumbo shrimp, awfully pretty or the only choice
What is an oxymoron?
A poem about how the world came to be.
"Creation" by James Weldon Johnson
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What is the class code for activelylearn?
She was a singer, dancer and actress who was so popular that shows were integrated because she refused to perform if they weren't.
Who was Josephine Baker?
He became famous during the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes?
3 figurative language examples that compare.
What is simile, metaphor, and analogy?
2 poems by female African American poets who encourage the reader to rise above adversity.
"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou and "Coal" by Audre Lorde
In a story, the problems related to the conflict.
What are complications?
He was an African Caribbean American writer and communist political activist. He was also the founder and creator of the paper, "The Crusader."
Who was Cyril Valentine Briggs?