The songs I relate
The songs I relate
In the poem, “Romans 12:1,” brown tries to explain to the haters to himself. This happens in the poem in the line that says, “On the whole/ Hurt by me, they will not call me/Brother.” In this there may be some feeling of hatred, directed to another poem that references spiritual verses. In “The Ten Commandments,” the speaker talks about the sins and the sinfulness that he himself. A line in the poem says, “But I could be covetous.…
Langston Hughes creates this poem by incorporating crucial details, words, and images to prove his point on the paradox he has created in the two worlds he identifies in his writing. Hughes reveals his inferior stature in the college he attends by stating he is the only “colored” male in his class. Not only that, Hughes takes time to explain that he returns home from the college by going “down into Harlem,” and traveling “up” to his room. The meticulous use of “down” and “up” emphasizes the transition from his inferior status at the white- dominated college to the his sanctity and dominance in his room writing his paper.…
This was at 0.07-0.43 of the song with the organ making a grand entrance at 0.44 of the song. As a DJ, I would loop the drum solo at 5:31-5:38 and use it as a break. Funky President: James Browns yell can be repeated and can even be used as a drop to keep the crowd going in other songs. In 1:23-1:29 the introduction of the horns brought a freshness to the song and would surely catch the attention of the listener or the audience. I would use the drums from the beginning…
Based on the book Song Of The Buffalo Boy by Sherry Garland, the theme is “Never give up” Some possible reasons for this being the theme is how in the beginning, the steps Loi takes to be with Khai instead of marrying Officer Hiep, in the middle how she lived on the streets of Saigon, and finally at the end how all her earlier efforts payed off. One reason why the theme is “never give up” is how she tried to change Officer Hiep’s opinion on marrying her. She changed the recipe and ingredients in the food for her engagement party by “setting aside a few ingredients for cha gio...adding some crushed bitter root... the pork would be rotten and the mushrooms moldy, to ensure they would taste terrible.” (Page 67)…
In “The Harlem Dancer,” Claude McKay describes a woman who is performing to a crowd of youths through the eyes of an audience member. The narrator seems to be explaining everything that has to do with her body and appearance, rather than what she is actually thinking. He later realizes that she is unhappy while performing, though it is still unknown as to what the dancer is thinking. The use of tone and diction reveals that she is actually distancing herself from her reality due the traumatic experience of her ongoing objectification and victimization of predation.…
The Harlem Renaissance was a time of empowerment and cultural growth for African Americans and this is reflected in the literature form that era. In the empowering poem, “Hey Black Child” by Useni Perkins the speaker explores the idea of self-empowerment in order to promote the idea of cultural advancement. Perkins uses repetition to convey the message that if young black children remain hopeful and remember that they matter and they can acquire achievement through dedication and education they can overcome past struggles and build a better future. The author Useni Perkins grew up during the end of the Harlem Renaissance period.…
Powell has a very interesting and intriguing interview and it follows up with questions and answers asked to him. The main topic that he tackles in this interview has to do with race. Race is a very complex topic to talk about but he does it in a way that is very eye opening and easy to hear and understand. One phrase that he says that caught my attention was when he said that white people are not while when they are mixed with black blood, [Blackness destroys whiteness] and if you really look deep into it most whites have some sort of back blood running in their veins.…
Fade This One to Black Black shrouds of darkness, as black as the night, black shadows dancing - across the night sky. By the light of the moon, with wings outstretched, bats playing in the shadows. Shades of gray, fading away, turning into inky blackness - a void of despair. Clutches at a broken heart, when love fades into darkness, not even the light of a glowing candle - can take away the gloom.…
1) We move from the academic observations of Dr. W.E.B. DuBois and the cadences of Langston Hughes at the height of the Harlem Renaissance (1920-1937) to the time of the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) and the much more direct voice of Alice Walker. This poem, "Once," was published in 1968. Make some observations on this poem. Contrast it with the tones and styles of the two authors above, and talk about the differences. How do you respond to this?…
I believe a poet choose to employ an open form such as visual poetry because of its unique ability of resemblance, rather in textual form or visual form. Also, it takes a very imaginative poet to create visual poetry. Visual poetry is like artistic development, helping a poet become better with poetry as well as helping others do the same. After reading “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes, I notice how the poetry form resembled what was depicted in the poem. The teacher tells a student to write about something deep, meanwhile; the student visualized his or herself in which became the “page for English B”.…
I hold the chapbook in my hand and question what the contents may hold. I breathe a sigh as I open it and see the first poem titled “The Green Room”. I reassure myself by saying “the chapbook is safe, the author is a faceless entity” and I begin to read her words. “The Green Room” gave me a feeling of melancholy and I assumed that the chapbook would be a theme of childhood memories from the viewpoint of an adult.…
“Bullet the Blue Sky” and “Minority Poem” are two poems which utilize figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, and symbols to artistically illustrate how minorities and third-world nations are treated by the United States and/or its government. “Bullet the Blue Sky,” written by the band U2, elucidates how the United States government employs deception and war to coerce foreign nations into adopting its political beliefs. Specifically, it elaborates on the journey of the protagonist, Bono, who has experienced firsthand the unnecessary devastation and destruction caused in foreign countries by the United States military. “Minority Poem,” written by Win Tek Lum, addresses racial discrimination, explaining how the majority group, Caucasian-Americans,…
Langston Hughes’s poem “My People” is a short poem that gives off a variety of meanings. Hughes’s poem gives the reader a different form of viewing people by emphasizing certain features from his people, although not directly throwing it out there for the reader to grasp right away. Also, interior and outer beauty. When the reader first reads this short poem, they would assume that the narrator is implying that his people are beautiful and that is all, just beautiful. Although, as the reader continues to read the poem thoroughly they will realize that there is more to it then just “beautiful” through out the rest of the poem.…
What would you do if a stranger came up from behind you in the middle of the night and tried to steal your purse or your wallet? Would you call the police on them or would you help them by understand stealing is wrong, doing this by showing sympathy and kindness? Hughes is a renowned writer from the early 1900’s. He wrote mainly about the hardships of African Americans and their upbringings. One of his best sellers is a short story titled “Thank You Ma’am”.…
The father of the Black Arts Movement is Amiri Baraka. He got this name because he wrote so many essays, poems, and plays about racial issues in Harlem. In the time there was a lot of racial injustice of African Americans civil rights. Baraka’s most known piece that he has written is his poem called “Black Art.” His works such as “Black Art” and many others have been centered around the lack of civil rights for black people.…