The poem ‘The Mother’ by Gwendolyn Brooks is a representation of the thought process and feelings a woman endures after aborting a child. The abortion of a child does not erase the memory or pain associated with such a drastic experience.The question of what could have been lingers on in the mothers mind after the termination of their own flesh and blood.In ‘The Mother’‚ the author seamlessly incorporates two types of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and situational irony‚ to express the feelings and thoughts
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Name: Institution: Course: Date: “The Mother‚” by Gwendolyn Brooks The poem talks about a mother’s regret for the aborted children‚ she failed to bring into this earth and by extension give life. The poem is a lamentation of the dreams that failed to materialize because of a single decision. In the first line‚ the reader finds evidence of this in the warning about abortion not letting the guilty individual forget. The poet gives a vivid description of what an aborted child looks like‚ describing
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Gwendolyn Brooks’ first poem “Eventide” was first published in her local newspaper when she was just 13 years of age. She was being published regularly by the age of 17 in the Chicago Defender‚ a newspaper that was specifically dedicated to the African American population in Chicago. She carried on writing poetry and even a novel until her death in December of 2000. In an interview with Brooks by Paul M. Angle‚ an Illinois Historian she was asked how she became a writer; she explained that she loved
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What is national unity? National unity and integration is a situation where by people of diverse cultures‚ religions‚ languages‚ political‚ social and economic systems are brought together to have a common goal The people have mutual understanding‚ love‚ co-operation and trust among them. They are united‚ tolerant and have faith in their fatherland. They de-emphasize their differences and stress more on their common goals and aspirations and any other thing that can bring about unity in diversity
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of the poem. Professor We Real Cool The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel. We Real Cool. We Left school. We Lurk Late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. (Brooks 782) ?We Real Cool? was written by Gwendolyn Brooks in 1960. This poem is short but powerful. ?It gives the reader an idea about how Brooks feels about young pool players.? (Rubinstein) She uses diction‚ sound‚ characterization and form to present a deeper meaning in her work. She also effectively
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In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman’s right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother‚ as part of her memory addresses the children that she "got that [she] did not get" (Brooks 206). The shift in voice from stanza to stanza allows Brooks to
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My first poem I choose was by Gwendolyn Bennet‚ “To A Dark Girl”. I choose this poem because I came across this poem before this class and found it touching. My first poetic element I see in this poem would be Allegory‚ my reason for this is because‚ Bennett gives a message in this poem without really saying it‚ you kind of have to read it over again and think. “Something of old forgotten queens (line 5). What I got from this is that Bennett is saying that back in time‚ black people were fine
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mind‚ many people decided to write pieces of work to get their ideas out‚ and with that many authors and poets were born. Two that have heavily influenced the modern day are Gwendolyn Brooks and Robert Hayden‚ two African American poets. They both have made Americans think about life itself using interesting word pictures. Gwendolyn Brooks and Robert Hayden both have unique perspective in their poems “The Explorer” and “Frederick Douglass”‚ in Brooks poem she more focuses on there is no safe place to
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Individuals choose not to go on adventures due to the fact they have witnessed‚ experienced‚ or sometimes even had that gut feeling of fear of the unknown. In the short story “Eveline” by James Joyce and in the poem “Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ fear of the unknown and life’s happenings ruined certain individual’s life altering adventure. My own experience as a young adult immediately succeeding high school‚ debating on whether or not to move away for college has taught me that life is too
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where they should be. Women of past centuries had to deal so much turmoil and face so much adversity‚ especially women of color. The women who I would call my auntie or grandma are bursting with stories that help to explain why they are fearless. Gwendolyn Brooks is a woman who exemplifies class and fearlessness‚ and it is an honor to have researched her. In relation to class‚ she has the quick wit and way with words that we studied with Dorothy Parker‚ and gives off a maternal comfort that I felt
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