Read these stanzas from the poem "Frederick Douglass" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.A hush is over all the teeming lists,And there is pause, a breath-space in the strife;A spirit brave has passed beyond the mistsAnd vapors that obscure the sun of life.And Ethiopia, with bosom torn,Laments the passing of her noblest born. And he was no soft-tongued apologist;He spoke straight-forward, fearlessly uncowed;The sunlight of his truth dispelled the mistAnd set in bold relief each dark-hued cloud;To sin and crime he gave their proper hue,And hurled at evil what was evil's due. Thro' good and ill report he cleaved his wayRight onward, with his face set toward the heights,Nor feared to face the foeman's dread array—The lash of scorn, the sting of petty spites.He dared the lightning in the lightning's track,And answered thunder with his thunder back.How is the message of this poem similar to the poet’s message in "The Courage That My Mother Had"?
Read this excerpt from a poem.The teacher called her nameThe sound was an alarmIt prickled every hairAnd jangled every nerve Which line contains a metaphor?
What figurative language does the narrator use with the images of tacks and splinters in "Mother to Son"?
What is the central idea of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem "The Courage That My Mother Had"?
Read this excerpt from a poem.The dock was far from viewThe hour of night was nearUnbeknown to the laboring crewCruel darkness crept o’er the stern.Which line contains personification?
What is the central idea of Langston Hughes’s poem "Mother to Son"?
Which lines from "The Courage That My Mother Had" contain a simile?
Read these stanzas from the poem "Ballad" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.I know my love is true,And oh the day is fair.The sky is dear and blue,The flowers are rich of hue,The air I breathe is rare,I have no grief or care;For my own love is true,And oh the day is fair. My love is false I find,And oh the day is dark.Blows sadly down the wind,While sorrow holds my mind;I do not hear the lark,For quenched is life's dear spark,—My love is false I find,And oh the day is dark!What is the central idea of this poem?
Read this excerpt from a poem.Sighing sadly, hanging her headRegrets resoundApologies abound.Forgiveness granted is like wings,And she will soar.Which line contains a simile?
Read these stanzas from the poem "A Poet and His Song" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.My days are never days of ease;I till my ground and prune my trees.When ripened gold is all the plain,I put my sickle to the grain.I labor hard, and toil and sweat,While others dream within the dell;But even while my brow is wet,I sing my song, and all is well. Sometimes the sun, unkindly hot,My garden makes a desert spot;Sometimes a blight upon the treeTakes all my fruit away from me;And then with throes of bitter painRebellious passions rise and swell;But—life is more than fruit or grain,And so I sing, and all is well.How is the message of this poem similar to the poet’s message in "Mother to Son"?
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