General Comprehension of Poem
What role does the Ocean have in the poem?
The speaker of the first poem.
What themes do both poems show about how society treats the boy?
Injustice
Why you think we fly?
Why you think we roll in packs?
Repetitions
What insect is speaking in "What the cicada said to black boy"?
Cicada (You get this wrong just good luck)
Where was Clint Smith born?
New Orleans
What role does the Cicada have in the poem?
The speaker
What theme is show when the cicada tells the boy to "get you some wings"?
Survival
You know how to swim, boy?
You know how many of y'all I swallowed?
Repetitions
How often does the cicada show its face?
Every 17 years
What does Conflagration mean?
What historical event is implied when the ocean says "how many of y'all I swallowed."
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
What theme appears when the ocean says people misunderstand why things are called "blue" or "black"?
Misunderstanding
What body part of the cicada was pulled back?
It's shell
What page is "what the ocean said to the black boy" on?
Page 10
What lesson is the cicada trying to teach the boy by explaining why they fly and roll in packs?
Survival or self-preservation tactics
What theme is shown when the cicada says people have harmed it and the boy?
Oppression
A little too much L'Ouverture un you,
A little too much Turner,
A little too much of what they already had enough of.
Anaphora
What does the cicada tell the boy to get at the end?
Wings
When the shift for "What the ocean said to the black boy"?
"boy"
What is the connection the cicada feels to the boy when he says "they have undone me as well"?
There shared history of exploitation.
Self-worth
What you see when you look at me?
Rhetorical Question
Protection
Who did the Tpcastt?
Brandon