THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
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Arna Bontemps “A Black Man Talks of Reaping"In “A Black Man Talks of Reaping, “ all of the following threaten to spoil the speaker’s efforts except for
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the wind.
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his own children.
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grain-eating fowl.
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‘my brother’s sons.”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In his novels and poetry, Bontemps portrayed the lives and struggles of African Americans, a theme that can be seen in his poem “A Black Man Talks of Reaping.” In this poem he uses the metaphor of farming to express the bitterness felt by blacks in a racist America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The bitter fruit symbolizes the resentment towards slavery and its legacy. How does Toomer’s use of repetition contribute to the aesthetic impact of “Song of the Son"? Toomer’s repetition gives the poem a musical quality.
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