American Dream

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what was Whitmans nickname

Good Gray Poet

what is Angelous memoir entitles

I know why the cage bird sings

what two things were big influences on Hughs

Jazz and the blues

What was Maya Angelou's birth name?

Marguerite Johnson

Angela de hoyos style is best described as

ability to perceive follies with spartan style

what does Angelas de Hoyos work express

anger toward the unjust circumstances toward the Mexicans in America

why was Whitman called the bard of democracy

believed in universal brotherhood

what type of people does Whitman choose to portray

idolizes common people

parody

imitation of a serious work for comedic affect

what is Twain best sell that is a travel narrative

innocence abroad

with the use of strong and song what type of rhyme is formed

internal ryme

What does the cage bird singing reveal about him and why does he sing

it reveals he is terribly unhappy and sings to express himself

what was Twains first break

jumping frog of calavaras

what is Robinsons autobiographical work

miniverchevii

what was the name of Hughs first and most famous poem

negro specks of rivers

satire

the use of humor, irony to expose and criticize in hopes to bring about a social reform

why are the people singing in the I Hear America Singing

there is dignity in their own labor

how did the public recieve leaves of grass during his lifetime

thought it was disgraceful

why did Angelou leave school

to become San fran first black car opperator

what does Hoyos strive to do in her poetry

to represent the concerns of those who are not able to express themselves yet who have much to say

Keillors organizing principle

uses local color and flashback then he comes full circle frames the story and he weave all his points

who is Hughs singing to

white Americans

how does Whitman use anaphora

with the word singing

what did Whitman express strong views about

women property rights, immigration, and slavery

how does Robinson rank in americas top poets

61

How many books , stories , lectures and essays did Twain right

28

how many Pulitzer Prizes did Robinson win

3

how many poems does leaves of grass contain?

300

who does Angelous write a poem for

Clinton

what books of poems does he publish as a result to his exposure of the Civil War

drum taps

what irony occurs in the Richard Cory poem

everyone think he is happy but he is not he's depressed lonely has a substance abuse

what is Mark twain know as

father of American literature

what unconventional technique does Whitman use in his poetry by doing away with rhyming lines

free verse

Maya Angelou main conflict in her poem the Caged Bird is

freedom v. slavery/confinement

why did Hughs write 'I too'

he believed African Americans deserved to be apart of the song since American was also built on African Americans

why was Twain the first American celebrity

he captured Americans attention

what happened to the man that attacked Angelou

he died

What is the significants of the tone change from 'I too sing American' to 'I too am American'

he is American just ilike his white counterparts

what is Keillor attitude toward the subject

he is very open and his attitude is nostalgic and humorous

how does Keillor use his humor

he uses it to deal with difficult stuff like death

Describe what Hughs is talking when he talks about 'eating in the kitchen'

he wants a literal set at a table metaphorical and literal set in society and wants segregation to end

whose life is commemorated in Richard Cory by Robinson

his brothers

Arlington Robinson poems related to what

his misfortunes in life

what was Whitmans hope for this song

hoped everyone had opportunity to enjoy a job

what was Twain the first to do

put American speech patterns in dialogue

what does Hughs means when he sings America

reflecting the African American experience

Angel de Hoyos has become what with her peotry

satirical and views issues with a distant and caustic toe reflecting her maturation not only as a poet but as a person

How does Angelous react to the man dying

she stopped talking because she believed her words killed him

what happened traumatically in Hoyos childhood

she was burned on chest and neck and her lungs were harmed

Angelo de Hoyos writes a To Walt Whitman why

she writes a poem speaking directly to him and addresses and questions who belongs in the making of the US literature and she states her people as makers of this great country where excluded from Whitmans poem

what were Maya Angelous professions

singer poet dancer activist

who supported Robisons career by giving him a job

teddy roosevelt

What was Hughs a leading voice in

the Harlem renaissance

anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses


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