Literature Slavery/Civil Rights

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Literature Slavery/Civil Rights

Questions about the poems and song texts. 

Wat is het ‘vreemde fruit’ precies?
Gebruik in je uitleg ook de juiste Engelse term voor een dergelijke situatie.

In het tweede couplet maakt de schrijver gebruik van een ….. Leg uit hoe.

I HAVE A DREAM

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

“In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check”.
Over welke ‘check’ hebben ze het hier eigenlijk? Werk de metafoor van de ‘check’ helemaal uit.

Still I rise

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

In het eerste deel van het gedicht begint de dichteres met allerlei vragen. Aan wie stelt ze die vragen eigenlijk?

Wat is de boodschap van dit gedicht?

The slave auction

Ye who have laid your loved to rest,

   And wept above their lifeless clay,

Know not the anguish of that breast,

   Whose loved are rudely torn away.

Het verdriet dat je voelt als iemand die dichtbij je staat overlijdt, is afschuwelijk. Toch vindt deze dichter dat er nog een erger verdriet is. Wat precies?

The Hurricane

Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night

Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall

She sees a bartender in a pool of blood

Cries out, "my God, they killed them all"

Here comes the story of the Hurricane

The man the authorities came to blame

For somethin' that he never done

Put in a prison cell, but one time he coulda been

The champion of the world

Wat is het verschil tussen dit lied en Strange Fruit in hoe Afro-Amerikanen behandeld worden?

Explain the metaphor, alliteration,
personification and irony used in this
small poem.

Personification

"The calm, cool face of the river / Asked me for a kiss."

The river is given human qualities—having a "face" and being able to "ask" for a kiss. This suggests a gentle, seductive invitation to death, as if the river is coaxing the speaker.

Alliteration

"calm, Cool"

The repetition of the "c" sound contributes to the soft, soothing tone of the poem, enhancing the sense of quiet resignation.

Metaphor

The "kiss" metaphorically represents death by drowning or suicide. The act of kissing the river suggests surrender, intimacy, and finality.

Irony

The peaceful and almost romantic tone contrasts with the tragic subject of suicide, creating a poignant irony. Death is not described as violent or frightening, but gentle and inviting.

Ik begrijp de achtergrond van slavernij en de burgerrechtenbeweging in Amerika.

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Ik kan verbanden leggen tussen boeken en gedichten of songteksten met hetzelfde thema.

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Ik kan stijlfiguren herkennen en uitleggen.

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Ik kan de betekenis van een gedicht overbrengen aan anderen.

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Ik ga met zelfvertrouwen het 6e jaar in als het over vak Engels gaat.

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