Two Poems from Revising America: Comparison and Contrasting Essay Recently‚ my class read “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes and “Dreams” by Nikki Giovanni. “I‚ Too” differs and is similar to “Dreams” in many ways. These two poems are written by two different authors. The subject of the poems is the same. The mood is similar and there is also a similarity between the styles in the poems. These two poems have many similarities and few differences. In both poems‚ the speakers reveal their feelings of inequality
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“Ain’t I a woman?” An African woman
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Andrea November 17 2010 Race and Caribbean Culture Sandra Drake addresses three issues in her excerpt “Race and Caribbean Culture as Thematic of Liberation in Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea”. First we have the effects of the abolishment of slavery on the ex-slave owners and the Afro-Caribbean ex-slaves. Second we see the loss of identity that Antoinette had as she struggle to fit in the Caribbean culture and the English culture as well. At last‚ Drake
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each of the victims had in the protests that provoked the incidences of that day. In contrast‚ Gary Geddes’ poetic rendition‚ entitled Sandra Lee Scheuer‚ highlights the life and innocence of just one victim as noted in the title. In addition‚ the news article‚ although also meant to convey the innocence of the victims‚ is entire factual evidence while Geddes’ poem borrows information from the article as well as implies ideas of his own in
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references to “he” and “her” in the first line are left unexplained‚ so that readers only come to know these characters through what happens in the poem. There is no further information given about why “it’s time to start packing‚” about where they are or why they have to leave. To some degree‚ they are leaving because‚ as the brief title of the poem states‚ they are “drifters‚” and as such it is in their nature to not stay in one place. It also feels as though the scene around the house is chaotic
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helped black women during the past centuries to overcome sexism‚ racism‚ and adversities that were set against them. History tells us that movements such as the Feminist Movement helped empower all women‚ but this fact is not totally true. In this paper‚ I will discuss feminism‚ the movements‚ and its "minimal" affects on black women. The word feminism comes from the word féminisme‚ which was thought of by Utopian socialist Charles Fourier. He argued that the extension of women’s rights was the general
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expands on this definition by saying tone is not an attitude‚ but it is whenever the poem makes an attitude clear to us. One poet to whom tone is very important is Theodore Roethke‚ author of "I Knew a Woman."� Roethke ’s writings range from clever poems in strict meter and regular stanzas to free verse poems full of imagery. Also‚ he is known for his use of environmental images in his works. In "I Knew a Woman‚"� Roethke ’s tone is of a sexual sense. To fully examine Roethke ’s tone‚ we must examine
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the passage of “Aint I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth and Sojourner Truth by Frances Gage it showed that though I’m a woman I should have the same equality as a man should. In the story by Frances Gage she was recollecting the memories of sojourner truth reading her poem aint I a woman and how everyone disrespected her and taunted her as she stood up to read her poem. In the poem she talks about how she is a woman but do have the same rights as they do. She stated that without woman there wouldn’t be man
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n pg. 4‚ Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza’s house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house‚ and Sister says‚ "that one?" Why does Sister point to the wrong house‚ and why does Esperanza nod‚ "yes"? Why does Cisneros echo her original comment?n pg. 4‚ Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza’s house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house
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witnessed harassment against women and its effect is greatly reflected as we see women subjugation the main focus of Naheed’s poetry. Naheed’s poems “I Am Not That Woman” and “The Grass Is Really Like Me” voice the lack of dignity and respect felt by the females and how they come to terms with it. Feminism being Naheed’s forte is the main theme of the two poems. Naheed highlights how females are reduced to mere objects of use with their emotions put aside‚ are used for physical satiation‚ thus puts
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