Lit- Discussion 8 What effect does the use of the biblical character Cain have in the poem On Being Brought from Africa to America? How does the character known for murdering his brother and being cast out of his homeland relate to Phillis Wheatley’s message of equality and redemption? Dont need work cited only has […]
Analyze how a poem draws on a turning point (or turning points) to encode implicit ideas, claims, or worldviews. What ideas, claims or worldview emerge in the poem before the turning point(s)?
Poem by Phillis Wheatley 2 ½ – 3 pages, double spaced (not including the Work Cited page) This is the poem by Phillis Wheatley Analyze how a poem draws on a turning point (or turning points) to encode implicit ideas, claims, or worldviews. What ideas, claims or worldview emerge in the poem before the turning […]
Compare and/or contrast the works of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet. Both of these authors lived in a time when women did not have a strong voice.
Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet Work Compare and/or contrast the works of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet. Both of these authors lived in a time when women did not have a strong voice. Additionally, slaves rarely received an education, let alone had the opportunity to speak by composing and publishing poetry. How do these authors […]
What elements of a “spiritual awakening” do these authors/texts share in common, and how/why do other elements differ?
Your essay should be written in the following format and consist of five well-developed paragraphs of several sentences each: Paragraph 1 (Introduction): Introduce your paper and end with an original and specific statement—your main point about how/why this theme connects your chosen texts. Paragraph 2 (First text): Identify the first primary text you have chosen […]
Examine Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” delivered at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration through the lens of Phillis Wheatley’s poem “To His Excellency General Washington” (429).
Comparing Present and Past: For this option, use one of our historical readings to shed new light on a current event, object, trend, or “problem.” Ideally, you would want to ask a critical question about a current and then turn to the historical reading to help answer that question. You would also want to focus […]