Professor Funk
ENC 1102
11 December 2017
America American written by Claude McKay is a popular poem in which it communicates its theme by using personification, metaphors, and original diction. This poem follows a very structured writing. The structure of the poem is split into two main stanzas. The first stanza explains Claude Mckay’s feelings of satisfaction and appreciation towards America. The second stanza represents a feeling of acceptance towards the readers. Claude McKay is describing his feelings toward America, despite all the battles he surpassed, nevertheless he loves his new home.
Claude McKay mentions, “although she feeds me bread of bitterness and sinks into my throats her tiger’s tooth” (Claude ) The way