1. Write the title of the text you have analyzed here: “When I was fair and Young” 2. List at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each word contributes to the emotional power of the piece. a) “When”‚ by opening the poem with when‚ we know that it is a reminiscent poem. b) The use of the word “Mistress” could have several connotations because it can be used to describe the head of a household‚ not necessarily an immoral lover; moreover‚ Queen Elizabeth
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The poem of “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall is about a little African American girl who wants to join the march for the civil rights movement‚ but her mother thinks it is too dangerous. Instead‚ the mother advises her daughter to go to church; however‚ the white terrorists kill her daughter by bombing the church. The mother is desperately searching for her daughter and she finds only her daughter’s shoes at the end instead of her body. The form‚ the meaning‚ and settling of the poem help
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Ballad of Birmingham 2 Dudley Randall was born 14 January 1914 in Washington‚ D.C. Randall led a life full of intellectual exploration‚ service‚ and literary entrepreneurship. He started writing poetry at an early age‚ and filled notebooks throughout his years‚ drawing on the civil rights movement‚ work experiences‚ travels‚ and personal experiences for inspiration. In addition to serving his country in the Pacific theatre during World War II‚ Randall worked for Ford Motor Company‚ the U.S. Postal
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BIRMINGHAM BOWLING CENTERS The first bowling house in Birmingham is somewhat of a mystery. As happens so many times‚ it depends on whom you ask. Some say there was a bowling house on 1st Avenue North near the Old Terminal Station; while others say the YMCA had the first‚ with either two or four bowling lanes located in the YMCA building. It is agreed‚ however‚ that the first regularly used bowling center was opened in 1933 and known as The Phoenix Bowling Alley‚ located in the basement of the
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This film discusses the past and present views of figurative representation in Islamic art. There are a collection of artifacts that are examined throughout in which show the shift made. This documentary questions why the rules have changed and what forms are considered acceptable in Islamic art. There is a muslim pilgrimage known as‚ the Hajj in Islamic culture. Those who travel to Mecca are imitating the travels of Muhammad‚ the prophet‚ who did so in 631 CE. This is an important part of the
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In 1963‚ Birmingham became a focus for the Civil Rights Movement. Birmingham‚ as a city‚ had made its mark on the Civil Rights Movement for a number of years. Whether it was through the activities of Eugene "Bull: Connor or the church bombing which killed four school girls‚ many Americans should have known about Birmingham by 1963. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was relatively inactive in Birmingham until February of 1963 because the Birmingham City Council
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Analysis of “Ballad of Birmingham” In the “Ballad of Birmingham” Dudley Randall conjures one of the most vivid and vicious chapters from the civil rights movement: the bombing of a church in 1963 that wounded twenty-one and cost four girls their lives. This poem is a dialogue between mother and daughter during which ironically the mother forbids the daughter to march for freedom‚ fearing violence will erupt. Instead she gives her daughter permission to sing in the choir at their church. Dudley
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This was Martin Luther King Jr.’s decision when deciding whether or not to travel to Birmingham to preach his beliefs. In a Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ tries to convince the clergymen that it is necessary to go to Birmingham by appealing to their reason and emotion. Luther initially begins by trying to appeal to their sense of logic by listing multiple reasons why he must go to Birmingham. Luther states that Christ had traveled to the far corners of the Greco Roman world
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Reading Response: “Letter From Birmingham Jail” In the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” Dr. King’s thesis is to answer other peoples criticism in what he hopes will be patient and reasonable terms. The reason he provides to support his thesis is that the people that criticism him see to be “men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth”. This is his reasoning to answer their criticism for what happened. Dr. King explains that he is in Birmingham because there is injustice
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Letter from Birmingham Jail In Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚" He’s responding to a statement made by clergymen in Alabama about his dealings in Birmingham‚ Alabama. In this letter King uses rational ideas‚ moral values‚ and emotion to establish to the clergymen as well as the "white moderate" why civil rights should be granted to African Americans. In his letter King uses powerful literary tools that strongly match his views. He uses similes to help the audience
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