romeo journal entire
oh julite julite Iwait for the next time we shell meet for when we do The sky shell sing
Allitaration-
will walked weirdly down a walkway
janet jaked jellybeans from juliana
Allusion-
west jeff is just like high school
"sympathy'' by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a poem about slavery. Mr.Dunbar and often wrote about slavery and life in the south.
''Till its blood is red on the cruel bars''
Dunbar uses the bird as a metaphor for slaves.He also uses imagery the bird beating against a cage so much that he has broken wings and bleeds is easy to see.Dunbar is able to write about the plight of the because he to felt this pain.
''I know why the caged bird''
This is repeated over and over to show that he know how the bird feels to be trapped with no way out. He know how it feels to be trapped and long to be free and dream. He know it form slavery working day and night without a reason accept that a master tells you He knows the feeling of dreaming and not be able to do anything about it.
''a plea,that upwards to Heaven he flings''
A plea that upward to Heaven he flings means that the bird send a prayer without knowing if it'll be answered.It a hope that the bird has the little hope that it still has.
some of the devices in the poem
Allitaration-when the wind stirs soft t hrough the springing grass
Simile-The river flows like a stream of glass
Metaphore-caged bird =slaves or african americans who are not free
Rhyme-alas,grass and glass
Imagery-first bird sings and the first bud opesand the faint perfume from
Repetition- I know what the caged bird feels
''Till its blood is red on the cruel bars''
Dunbar uses the bird as a metaphor for slaves.He also uses imagery the bird beating against a cage so much that he has broken wings and bleeds is easy to see.Dunbar is able to write about the plight of the because he to felt this pain.
''I know why the caged bird''
This is repeated over and over to show that he know how the bird feels to be trapped with no way out. He know how it feels to be trapped and long to be free and dream. He know it form slavery working day and night without a reason accept that a master tells you He knows the feeling of dreaming and not be able to do anything about it.
''a plea,that upwards to Heaven he flings''
A plea that upward to Heaven he flings means that the bird send a prayer without knowing if it'll be answered.It a hope that the bird has the little hope that it still has.
some of the devices in the poem
Allitaration-when the wind stirs soft t hrough the springing grass
Simile-The river flows like a stream of glass
Metaphore-caged bird =slaves or african americans who are not free
Rhyme-alas,grass and glass
Imagery-first bird sings and the first bud opesand the faint perfume from
Repetition- I know what the caged bird feels