THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
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the less fortunate will continue to suffer in silence
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the brothers of farmers will become the planters of tomorrow
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those who have been wronged will fight for fairness someday
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those who have benefitted from others will eventually feel remorse
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lines 1–14: Compare Cullen’s poem to “Song of the Son” by Toomer. Both poems talk about slavery. Both poems use the metaphor of crops/planting. Cullen’s focus is on waiting to overcome injustice while Toomer focuses on maintaining the memory of slavery’s history.
Detailed explanation-2: -A theme of the “Song of the Son” is how African Americans are trying to make society better. Literally, the speaker describes the setting sun in a valley with a plum tree stripped almost bare. Figuratively, he is describing the decline of slavery and the importance of preserving its memory.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does the poet imply about the speaker’s relationship to her son in “Summer of His Fourteenth Year”? The speaker feels more distant from her son during his teen years. The speaker helps her son pursue his interests during his teen years.