This man was the leader of the largest African American organization ever and started the Back to Africa Movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
100
This is a technique the author uses where they uses objects to represent something else.
What is symbolism?
100
This is comparing two unlike things directly.
What is metaphor?
100
This poem is asks the reader what happens when the dream of equality is continually put off.
What is "A Dream Deferred" or "Harlem"?
100
This African country boasts an ancient oral poetry tradition.
What is Nigeria?
200
This man was known for his trumpet playing and his unique voice. His nickname was Satchmo.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
200
A Two Part answer:
Part one is how you feel when you read something.
Part two is how the author feels the subject they wrote about
What is Mood and Tone?
200
This is giving human like qualities to non human things
What is personification?
200
"Raisin in the sun," "rotten meat," and a "heavy load"
What are symbols that Langston Hughes uses for a dream that has been deferred ?
200
It made it easier to remember the long religious texts, especially when they were set to music.
What is one reason that religion and poetry were linked throughout European history?
300
This man was an influential poet and author who was the first black man to make a living from his writing. He was the author of well known poems such as "Mother to Son" and "Harlem"
Who is Langston Hughes?
300
This is where the author chooses certain words in order to create pictures in the reader's mind as they read.
What is Imagery?
300
This is an over-exaggeration to make a point.
What is hyperbole?
300
This line in "I, Too" refers to the narrator being African American
What is "I am the darker brother"?
300
These began as a series of conscious pauses by oral storytellers during their speeches so they could catch their breath and remember the next part of the story.
What are stanzas?
400
This woman was a great jazz and blues singer during the 1920's.
Who is Bessie Smith?
400
This is a Two Part answer: Part one is something that is hinted at but not actually expressed (ex. Ship my pants)
Part two is an idea that is very clearly expressed.
What is Implicit and Explicit?
400
This is comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
400
This is a possible implicit (hidden) meaning for the line "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load" from 'Harlem"
What is the dream of equality sags under the weight of racism in America?
400
This Egyptian poem is thought to be the oldest example of written poetry.
What is "Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor"?
500
This person was an author, civil rights activist, and founder of the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
500
This is what you get when you add the figurative language of a poem to your own background knowledge.
What is Meaning?
500
This is a type of figurative language where a phrase literally means something completely different from what is says.
What is idiom?
500
In "I, Too", this line is a possible symbol for the segregation of African Americans.
What could the line "they send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes" mean?