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Birthplace of Claude McKay, where he was born in ____.
Sunny Ville, Jamaica. 1889.
Before becoming a poet, McKay apprenticed in this craft in Brown’s Town.
Woodworking.
In this Jamaican city, McKay experienced extensive racism, which led him to return to his hometown.
Kingston.
McKay was a key figure in this 1920s literary movement that celebrated Black culture.
Harlem Renaissance.
This 1912 poetry collection by McKay celebrates Jamaican peasant life.
Songs of Jamaica.
This 1922 work by McKay addresses issues of race and societal struggles.
Harlem Shadows.
This device is used in the phrase "For their thousand blows deal one death-blow!" to emphasize the power of a single act of defiance.
Hyperbole.
McKay uses this device in “Making their mock at our accursed lot,” with the repetition of the "m" sound.
Alliteration.
The line “Monsters we defy shall be constrained to honor us though dead!” is an example of this device.
Personification.
This is the term used to describe the intense racial violence in 1919, which inspired McKay's poem.
Red Summer.
In "If We Must Die," McKay uses this animal metaphor to represent an undignified death.
Hogs.
McKay compares the oppressors to these creatures, emphasizing the dehumanizing nature of oppression.
Pack of dogs.