selected was “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (For those who don’t know)”. This is a poem written by Patricia Smith. The three elements of the poem that I found to be engaging were the tone‚ the content‚ and the language that the author uses. This poem struck some feelings in me. Therefore I am taking a descriptive approach to my response. As a black woman I felt somewhat belittled by the tone that this author uses in this poem. She speaks about the idea of being a black girl as being someone
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form of “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (for those of you who aren’t)” by Patricia Smith‚ is just that‚ an explanation. From the first three syllables “First of all‚” the author gives a sense of a story being told. She uses jagged sentence structure and strong forceful language to also show the reader the seriousness of her topic. Smiths poem gives the audience an insider’s view into a young black girl’s transition into black woman-hood at a time where both being a black girl and a black woman was
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The two poems‚ ‘What it’s like to be a black girl’ and ‘Child of the Americans’ are of great inspiration to the readers. The two poems relate especially with the African Americans‚ who face many life challenges‚ together with these being discussed in the two poems. This caught my interest as the subjects and events talked about in both poems are real and happen in the society each passing day. In the poem what it’s like to be a black girl‚ the choice made by the girl is desirable. She is determined
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Country Lovers Vs. The Welcome Table Andrea Williams Ashford University People are always looking to compare Race / Ethnicity in literary works. I have chosen to compare and contrast the literary works‚ “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker‚ the theme being race / ethnicity. Both of these pieces have the same theme involving racial discrimination. Racial and ethical dilemma is a feeling that we may sometimes witness or experience in today’s society whether
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The Welcome Table “The Welcome Table” written by Alice Walker is a story about faith and religion. This was a bittersweet story about an elderly woman finding Jesus. The theme of the story is having faith in your religion. Some of the literary elements of this short story that contribute to the theme include plot‚ point of view‚ conflict‚ and setting. This story provides an excellent example of theme because it provokes emotion and insight. The plot of this story begins when an elderly woman
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The Welcome Table by Alice Walker expressed that the person is very complexly to a certain idea of great metaphors‚ appear so resounding for the bookworms now know is connected to the unattainable individual. The narrative was voice in a third person so it was much simpler for the booklover to remark it was truthfully speaking about a vagabond. The all-inclusive portrayal of the personality like the woman exhausted garments and messiness made the booklover considers the essence
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The Welcome Table vs. Country Lovers When it comes to writing there are many different types of writing styles. Two different types of literature are short stories and poems. These two types have many different similarities and differences. It is also how you understand the literature. Some similarities are how they can have the same theme or possibly the same point of view. The differences are how the author uses emotions‚ the length of the literature. I believe that poems use
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Country Lovers Vs The Welcome Table There was a time where racism and discrimination was a huge issue. Back in those days‚ African Americans were treated unequal. There was no harmony between people unless they had the same skin color. Racism and discrimination still exists‚ but it is illegal to discriminate against anyone‚ including their race. In this paper‚ I will compare and contrast the theme of the short stories “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer and “The Welcome Table” written
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The Welcome Table vs Country Lovers Jonni Duncan Instructor Karen Lawler English 125 June 25‚ 2013 Thesis Have you ever experienced discrimination and/or racism? It is my belief that‚ sadly‚ most of us have; for this paper I have chosen to compare and contrast the literary works‚ “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker‚ and “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gordimer. Both of these literary pieces give the reader awareness of the pain and suffering endured by the two African-American characters
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The Welcome Table Tawanda Richardson English 125: Introduction to Literature Amber Anaya July 15‚ 2012 The short story I decided to write about was‚ “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker. As I was reading this story‚ the theme I decided on was Religion. The Welcome Table is a wonderful story that is filled with several symbolisms‚ such as religion‚ racism and finally the reward of getting to meet her Jesus‚ so she can tell him all about her struggles. Throughout the story one can tell that
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