Summary Of America By Claude Mckay

"America" by Claude Mckay was a very interesting poem., in my opinion. I wasn't really getting what it was trying to say at the beginning, but after reading over it again and again, I started to realize what Mckay was trying to tell the reader. A couple of things that I rather enjoyed about this poem was the rhyme scheme that was used through-out it. I find when poems are written with this kind of rhyming scheme, it is a lot easier and more exciting for the reader to read. I also enjoyed the way the poem flowed, there was no confusing metres placed in anywhere it was the same all the way through-out, which I find very enjoyable and easy to read.
Although there were things in this poem I really liked, there are also some things that I didn't like as much. Such as the amount of metaphors and personification he was using. I found it difficult to analyze the poem with this because it was hard to tell what Mckay was actually trying to say. It does make the poem a lot more readable with these things put in the poem, but I just have a hard time trying to understand what the meaning of it actually is.
The 1920's were a time of excitement but also a time of struggle and this poem clearly shows and explains both of these. The reason I believe this is because in the first stanza Mckay writes: "she feeds me bread of bitterness" and "stealing my breath of life" stealing and bitterness give off a vibe of disgust and painfulness. However, at the same time the speaker seems to appreciate America too. This is because, even though the bread is bitter, they are still very appreciative that they are getting the bread to eat, even if it is