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    Paul Lawrence Dunbar born June 27‚ 1872 in Dayton Ohio. Dunbar mother was a laundress and his father‚ a former slave‚ soldier and plasterer. As a student Dunbar was the only black in his senior class‚ nevertheless he was still nominated President of the class. During adulthood Dunbar eloped with Alice Ruth Moore‚ who was a teacher. Dunbar had no children. As editor of his own newspaper “Dayton Tattler” his writing inspiration surface. Many of his family experiences of slavery and plantation life

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    Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27‚ 1872 in Dayton‚ OH. Dunbar was one of the most outspoken authors from 1872-1906.Dunbar was the child of Joshua and Matilda Murphy Dunbar who were free slaves from. His early work was a reflection of his parent’s lives as slaves working on the plantation. Dunbar was mostly known for his poems. His work addressed the difficult encounters by the members of his race (African American) and the effort to achieve equality in America. Paul Laurence Dunbar and the

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    Kaitlyn Williams Honors 11 Mrs. Mosier 1 February 2012 Part 1: Exploring the Meaning of a Poem In the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ he describes himself‚ trapped like a bird in a cage‚ symbolizing himself being trapped somewhere he has no desire to be. In the first stanza‚ the author describes a delightful scene with “the sun bright on the upland slopes” (Dunbar 2). This might have been the author describing his life when he graduated high school‚ thinking he had so many options

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    Alejandra Huezo 3-22-13 2B Behind “Sympathy” By Paul Laurence Dunbar In the 1890s Paul Laurence Dunbar composed a literary work named “Sympathy” where the speaker’s attention is on a cage bird. This poem perhaps was the result of Dunbar’s after high school experience operating an elevator cage. That was the only job he could find because he was denied positions in business and journalism because of his race (African-American). And by this literary work it can be inferred that he felt trapped

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    Mona Mosleh English 101 Professor Borg Analysis of Sympathy In SympathyPaul Laurence Dunbar portrays the caged bird and elaborates upon its presence to develop a deeper meaning. As the author looks at the caged bird‚ and he feels its pain. It’s stuck in a cage‚ it can’t fly around as birds are meant to do‚ and it’s suffering since it spends countless time thrashing about against the bars that enclose it within its cage. The fact that the speaker says he "knows what the caged bird feels" suggests

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    Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who lived through slavery‚ racism and segregation. So this poem is considered to be an extended metaphor where through out the entire poem Dunbar is comparing himself and all African Americans at that time with a caged bird that does not have the freedom to enjoy the nature and does not have the freedom to fly like all other birds meaning white people at that time. The poet starts the poem with a sentence

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    Paul Laurence Dunbar by English 102 August 4‚ 1995 Outline Thesis: The major accomplishments of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s life during 1872 to 1938 label him as being an American poet‚ short story writer‚ and novelist. I. Introduction II. American poet A. Literary English B. Dialect poet 1. "Oak and Ivy" 2. "Majors and Minors" 3. "Lyrics of Lowly Life" 4. "Lyrics of the Hearthside" 5. "Sympathy" III. Short story writer A. Folks from Dixie (1898) B. The Strength of Gideon

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    An Explication of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “Sympathy” The poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar is clearly stating that he wants to be free. This poem was published in 1895‚ and at this time conditions were horrible for African Americans. Dunbar felt trapped like the bird in the cage. There were not many educated African American men at this time‚ but Dunbar was an outstanding writer. This man wants to be free‚ and this theme is described through the explication of form‚ prosody‚ and symbolism

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    Paul Laurence Dunbar was an American poet‚ playwright‚ and novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the poem “Life”‚ Paul Laurence Dunbar expresses his view on the lives of the underprivileged and the struggle one goes through to get by day by day in order to survive the hardships of reality. Throughout the poem “Life”‚ Mr. Dunbar continues to expand on his idea that people’s pain overwhelms the joy of life but with the help of companionship it makes things a little bit more enjoyable

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    When one reads this poem the first thing that probably comes to mind is slavery. Why slavery? One has to think it’s slavery because if you know Paul Laurence Dunbar’s backstory you would know that both of his parents were slaves. So this poem pretty much sums up the whole experience‚ because it had may emotions. Such as sad‚ trapped‚ angry‚ hope‚ and perseverance. Also one has to tell that the poem means slavery because of the way it was written. For example: “Till it’s blood is red on the cruel

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