Poetry
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
Women in the 1920s who embodied specific qualities (like short hair, bound chests, and exhibited was used to be known as "men's" behaviors) were called ________.
Flappers
He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist (a famous writer).
Langston Hughes
This neighborhood is located in New York in midtown Manhattan.
Harlem
This movement helped lay the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.
The Harlem Renaissance
The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of words. (ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.)
Alliteration
The nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was called ___________.
Prohibition
He was the owner of the Cotton Club
Owney Madden
The state in which the heart of the Harlem Renaissance was located.
New York
In response to their harsh treatment in the south, African-American families migrated to Northern cities in multitudes; this is referred to as The _____ _________.
The Great Migration
A poem that does not follow any specific form or rhyme scheme is called ____ _____.
Free Verse
Someone who participated in the illegal manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was called a __________.
Bootlegger
He wrote the famous poem, "If We Must Die."
Claude McKay
With the Great Migration in full swing, the affordable homes in Harlem became a popular destination for ___________-_________________ .
African-Americans
The Great Migration lasted __ years.
50
This word imitates sounds. (Ex: bang, pop, sizzle, splash)
Onomatopoeia
Claude McKay wrote his famous poem, "If We Must Die," in response to The ___ ______.
The Red Summer
She was crowned Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith
A famous jazz music night club located in Harlem, New York that featured performances from musicians such as Duke Ellington
The Cotton Club
What economic event ended the Harlem Renaissance?
The Great Depression
He wrote the famous poem called "Harlem."
Langston Hughes
Many factors contributed to the start of the Harlem Renaissance, including the 13th , 14th and 15th Amendments, The Great Migration, and _____________.
World War I
He was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader who wrote "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
Duke Ellington
This is the estimated number of African Americans who moved from Jim Crow South to Northern urban cities during the Great Migration.
Approximately 6 million
It was in this ten year period that the Harlem-Renaissance occurred.
1920s-1930s