THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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the wind or fowl
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the poor and powerless
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other people’s children
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other country’s citizens
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the metaphor behind “A Black Man Talks of Reaping, "? This is a recognizable image of slavery through field work, planting and harvesting, but this can be taken further to talking about work that is done that others “steal” from those who do not that work.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who is the speaker in “Song of the Son"? In the context of African American culture, what does he represent to the poet? In lines 9 & 10, the speaker calls himself “thy son, ” so he can’t be the father. He is the next generation charged with keeping history alive to remember those who were enslaved.
Detailed explanation-3: -I Am Offering This Poem-What are some of the benefits that the speaker hopes the poem will have for the reader? The speaker hopes that the poem will guide and shield them from the cold.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.