Theme for English B analysis – Flashcards
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None
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Rhyme Scheme
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Free verse- has no meter
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Type of poem
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none
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Type of Rhyme
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Imagery- He gives detailed directions, allusion/Alliteration- bessie, bach, or bop, Enjambment- "You are white-/ yet a part of me...I guess you learn from me-- / although you're older--and white--/ and somewhat more free", Perfect rhyme/ End rhyme: "So will my page be colored that I write?/ Being me, it will not be white", "Nor do I often want to be a part of you./ But we are, that's true!/ As I learn from you", "I guess you learn from me--although you're older--and white--and somewhat more free"
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Literary devices
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When he starts talking about more racial things; "or records---Bessie, bop, or Bach. When he says, "So will my page be colored that I write?" He starts mentioning racial things.
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Shifts
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the paper
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I guess being colored doesn't make me NOT like" - becomes more serious Symbols
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Casual
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Tone
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Whether we like it or not, people should always learn from each other. Being different/colored doesn't mean anything. Where you are from (society) can define you. Side Note: the poem follows a musical pattern, almost jazz like, adding to the Harlem Renaissance
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Theme
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Hughes might have changed the structure to show separate thoughts. The enjambment creates emphasis on his words & thoughts.
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How does the arrangement and length of words and lines affect the reader?
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to add a musical sense- Harlem Renaissance
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Why would Hughes choose to change form and structure the poem?
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Since he's black, it shows that he has a disadvantage and that he may feel that he has to compensate for it because he is the only black person in his class.
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How are the speaker's color and heritage important in the poem?
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He's from Harlem, 22 years old, and African American
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What does he reveal about himself in the lines?
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Yes because it is a part of him; If he weren't black, his experiences, or the situations he is in would be handled differently or be entirely different altogether.
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Does his heritage shape his identity? Explain.
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music
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How does the poem fit in to the idea of the Harlem Renaissance?
