Question
1.
Reread this poem by Claude McKay.
If We Must Die
If we must die, let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Making their mock at our accursèd lot.
If we must die, O let us nobly die,
So that our precious blood may not be shed
In vain; then even the monsters we defy
Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!
O kinsmen! we must meet the common foe!
Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!
How does McKay use extended metaphor to make his argument in "If We Must Die"?
He communicates that change is never easy, but is worth the effort.
He argues that violence is never the right response to violence.
He demonstrates that he is just as good a poet as Shakespeare.
He urges his people to reclaim their humanity and to fight back.
2.
What is a good reason to use an allusion in a poem or song?
to impress readers with your knowledge of art
to make poem or song longer and more complex
to make the poem or song seem more mysterious
to express an idea through a familiar reference
3. What is an allusion?
words that involve one of the five senses
a reference to something or someone famous
two lines that rhyme to enhance meaning
a type of wordplay using similar sounds
4.
In "Dreams," Langston Hughes urges readers to hold on to their dreams, arguing that life without dreams "is a broken-winged bird" and "a barren field". Which sentence best describes Hughes's approach?
He provides factual evidence in support of a claim about dreams.
He uses analogies to show how devastating hopelessness is.
He describes the literal effect of hopelessness on people.
He describes a personal experience of hopelessness in great detail.
Reread this poem by Claude McKay.
If We Must Die
If we must die, let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,
Making their mock at our accursèd lot.
If we must die, O let us nobly die,
So that our precious blood may not be shed
In vain; then even the monsters we defy
Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!
O kinsmen! we must meet the common foe!
Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!
How does McKay use extended metaphor to make his argument in "If We Must Die"?
He communicates that change is never easy, but is worth the effort.
He argues that violence is never the right response to violence.
He demonstrates that he is just as good a poet as Shakespeare.
He urges his people to reclaim their humanity and to fight back.
2.
What is a good reason to use an allusion in a poem or song?
to impress readers with your knowledge of art
to make poem or song longer and more complex
to make the poem or song seem more mysterious
to express an idea through a familiar reference
3. What is an allusion?
words that involve one of the five senses
a reference to something or someone famous
two lines that rhyme to enhance meaning
a type of wordplay using similar sounds
4.
In "Dreams," Langston Hughes urges readers to hold on to their dreams, arguing that life without dreams "is a broken-winged bird" and "a barren field". Which sentence best describes Hughes's approach?
He provides factual evidence in support of a claim about dreams.
He uses analogies to show how devastating hopelessness is.
He describes the literal effect of hopelessness on people.
He describes a personal experience of hopelessness in great detail.
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1. **Answer:** He urges his people to reclaim their humanity and to fight back.
- In "If We Must Die," McKay employs an extended metaphor comparing the struggle of oppressed people to that of hunted animals. He emphasizes the dignity and valor in fighting back against oppression rather than resigning to a shameful fate, urging his people to confront their oppressors heroically.
2. **Answer:** to express an idea through a familiar reference.
- Allusions enrich a poem or song by connecting it to a broader context, allowing the audience to recognize the reference and understand deeper meanings or themes through what they already know.
3. **Answer:** a reference to something or someone famous.
- An allusion is a literary device where the writer refers indirectly to a person, event, or piece of literature that is commonly known, enhancing the texture and meaning of the work.
4. **Answer:** He uses analogies to show how devastating hopelessness is.
- In "Dreams," Hughes employs analogies by comparing life without dreams to a "broken-winged bird" and "a barren field," effectively illustrating the emptiness and devastation that comes with hopelessness.
- In "If We Must Die," McKay employs an extended metaphor comparing the struggle of oppressed people to that of hunted animals. He emphasizes the dignity and valor in fighting back against oppression rather than resigning to a shameful fate, urging his people to confront their oppressors heroically.
2. **Answer:** to express an idea through a familiar reference.
- Allusions enrich a poem or song by connecting it to a broader context, allowing the audience to recognize the reference and understand deeper meanings or themes through what they already know.
3. **Answer:** a reference to something or someone famous.
- An allusion is a literary device where the writer refers indirectly to a person, event, or piece of literature that is commonly known, enhancing the texture and meaning of the work.
4. **Answer:** He uses analogies to show how devastating hopelessness is.
- In "Dreams," Hughes employs analogies by comparing life without dreams to a "broken-winged bird" and "a barren field," effectively illustrating the emptiness and devastation that comes with hopelessness.
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