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10/2/13
L1
The poems “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman, “I, Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes, and “On the Pulse of the Morning” by Maya Angelou are very similar but also very different in many ways. All three of the poems talk about equality, diversity, pride, and hope for the future. Whitman talks about various working people “singing”. I think that he is trying to tell his readers that each person contributes to the life and culture of America. The mechanic, the carpenter, the mason, the boatman, the shoemaker, and the woodcutter all join in the chorus of the nation. The singing of the mother, the wife, and the girl at work expresses their joy and their feeling of satisfaction. In the short poem “I, Too Sing America”, Hughes begins by claiming that he, too, "sings America". He goes on to say in stanza two that he is "the darker brother" referring to his skin color and the US brotherhood. The speaker imagines a future in which he is no longer sent to the kitchen, in which no one would dare to call him unequal. When talking about this, he has a lot of attitude. The poem concludes with the speaker reiterating that he (and, therefore, his race) is indeed American. Maya Angelou's poem “On the Pulse of Morning” relates to diversity and equality as well. Stanza seven states, "The singing River, and the wise Rock. So say the Asian, the Hispanic, the Jew, the African, the Native American, the Sioux, the Catholic, the Muslim, the French, the Greek, the Irish, the Rabbi, the Sheik, the Gay, the Straight, the Preacher, the privileged, the Homeless, the Teacher. They hear. They all hear the speaking of the tree." They are united by nature, but different due to their culture. The Rock, River, and Tree symbolize different people of America singing together in one voice. The poems “I Hear America Singing” and “I, Too Sing America” are two poems both written in the late 1800's to early 1900's. They both have an everlasting effect on America and
L1
The poems “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman, “I, Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes, and “On the Pulse of the Morning” by Maya Angelou are very similar but also very different in many ways. All three of the poems talk about equality, diversity, pride, and hope for the future. Whitman talks about various working people “singing”. I think that he is trying to tell his readers that each person contributes to the life and culture of America. The mechanic, the carpenter, the mason, the boatman, the shoemaker, and the woodcutter all join in the chorus of the nation. The singing of the mother, the wife, and the girl at work expresses their joy and their feeling of satisfaction. In the short poem “I, Too Sing America”, Hughes begins by claiming that he, too, "sings America". He goes on to say in stanza two that he is "the darker brother" referring to his skin color and the US brotherhood. The speaker imagines a future in which he is no longer sent to the kitchen, in which no one would dare to call him unequal. When talking about this, he has a lot of attitude. The poem concludes with the speaker reiterating that he (and, therefore, his race) is indeed American. Maya Angelou's poem “On the Pulse of Morning” relates to diversity and equality as well. Stanza seven states, "The singing River, and the wise Rock. So say the Asian, the Hispanic, the Jew, the African, the Native American, the Sioux, the Catholic, the Muslim, the French, the Greek, the Irish, the Rabbi, the Sheik, the Gay, the Straight, the Preacher, the privileged, the Homeless, the Teacher. They hear. They all hear the speaking of the tree." They are united by nature, but different due to their culture. The Rock, River, and Tree symbolize different people of America singing together in one voice. The poems “I Hear America Singing” and “I, Too Sing America” are two poems both written in the late 1800's to early 1900's. They both have an everlasting effect on America and