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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Coleman. 10th ed. New York: Pearson‚ 2014.657. Print. Hughes‚ Langston. “Mother to Son.” Literature and the Writing Process. Ed. Elizabeth McMahan‚ Susan X Day‚ Robert Funk‚ and Linda Coleman. 10th ed. New York: Pearson‚ 2014.554. Print. Giovanni‚ Nikki. “Dreams.” Literature and the Writing Process. Ed. Elizabeth McMahan‚ Susan X Day‚ Robert Funk‚ and Linda Coleman. 10th ed. New York: Pearson‚ 2014.647. Print. Jason‚ Miller. “Foregrounding and Prereading: Using Langston Hughes ’s Poetry To
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Nikki Giovanni’s "Poem for Black Boys" is a poignant literary work that addresses several issues concerning the young black male in America and the conflicting views taken by members of the African-American community during the Civil Rights Movement with an inclination towards the peaceful movement perpetuated by the likes of Dr. Martin Luther king‚ Jr. and his non-violent contemporaries. Giovanni’s use of allusion‚ imagery and the sardonic humor of the speaker blend effortlessly to denounce all
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The poem “Mothers” by Nikki Giovanni is about two states of mind. An adult dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life and a concerned child. This is shown by the use of opposite words. “Dark-light” and “pleasantries and unpleasantries.” Being a child‚ Nikki was trying to make sense of what was happening around her. She sees her mother sitting in a chair in a dark room upset her. Nikki is apparently a frightened child. The wetting of the bed confirms her fear. She wrote about and absent father
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Racism 101 Kayla Lucas AP English‚ Period 7 Nikki Giovanni’s Campus Racism 101 discusses the racial turbulence that African Americans encounter when attending predominantly white colleges. Giovanni compares these issues to situations in today’s society‚ which accentuates their similarity. Equivalent to the teasing of black students in any school environment‚ African Americans are discriminated against in most real-life situations. Giovanni believes that‚ because this is true‚ it is better to
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Giovanni states‚ “I was meaningless and I wondered if life would give me a chance to mean” (Giovanni 1054). This quote demonstrates how she felt as a back child in America surrounded by everyday racism. She longed for a sense of a meaning‚ and for a chance to show that she was worth something. Later in the poem she states “(I) began to believe all good people could get together and win without bloodshed then Hammarskjöld was killed… and Kennedy was killed” (Giovanni 1054-1055). She
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letting our feelings out‚ and being able to act as a strong figure is often shown in literature‚ such as poetry. In her poem‚ "Legacies‚" Nikki Giovanni shows how families choose to make the topic of death a "touchy" subject‚ instead of being open about it‚ which is shown through her characters‚ the grandmother and the granddaughter. In “Legacies‚” Nikki Giovanni shows the struggle that the grandmother and the granddaughter endure when the topic of death is brought up. This struggle can be brought
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According to Giovanni “My oldest daughter is Nefertiti‚ the tears from my birth pains‚ created the Nile.” Nefertiti was a powerful ancient queen‚ alongside her late husband who was a Pharaoh‚ after his death she took over his kingdom and gained full control over it‚ which cause her to be an impactful person in ancient Egypt. In addition‚ the Nile River is the largest river in the world right now for her to describe‚ her tears in a way it is expressing the power Nefertiti and Giovanni both share‚ which
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a decision about wanting something. Knowing whether what you want is really the right choice for you or not. Overall the theme of the poem is that bad things happen‚ and one can either grow from it or let it destroy them. The poem “Choices” by Nikki Giovanni is a clear example of the struggles making choices.. In my opinion the poem talks about making choices in a troublesome situation when you actually don’t really have the choices you wish or want to have. Your hardest choices would then have to
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Nikki Giovanni uses free verse‚ hyperbole‚ and symbolism in her poems‚ Nikki- Rosa‚ Ego Tripping‚ The Beep Beep Poem‚ and Kidnap Poem. Her style is to make the audience to create a descriptive picture and a deep understanding of Nikki’s perspective of her life of being a Black- American‚ which she didn’t let the color of her skin stop her from dreaming‚ creating her own imaginative life in her poet’s world. The first poetic technique that she uses in her poems is free verse. Free verse
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