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quiz on langston hughes, frederico garcia LORCA, robert frost, and william williams

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who gained fame during the harlem renaissance?langston hughes
who showed pride and in his heritage and criticized oppression?langston hughes
what is the poem "the negro speaks the rivers" about?shows how through the many centuries, the black community has survived through many turmoils, done many great deeds, and is proud of their accomplishments
what does the line "my sould has grown deep like rivers" mean?it means that peoples soul's grow deep with experiences whether they're good and bad and shows this by saying how his people have suffered much, survived, and will keep surviving for the trials only made them stronger
what is the reference to "when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans" refering to?the Emacipation Proclamation
who was the poet who was a new englander, struggled to have poetry published, and was a farmer and teacher as well as a poet?robert frost
what is a major accomplishment of frost's?winning 4 pulitzer prizes
what is the role of the horse in stopping by woods on a snowy evening?the horse is the practical mind, tryin to urge the man on, symbolically back into life and promises left to keep
what is the stopping by woods on a snowy evening's subject?this poem is contrasting many things such as life and death, urban and rural areas, or the enticement of death being calming, appealing, and peaceful, as opposed to the desire to live and fulfillment of his promises
who was spanish poet from andalusia spain?frederico garcia LORCA
what were the type of poems that lorca wrote?poems in spanish that spoke of a dreamscape world and had very good imagery and sensory appeal
what was a major quality of lorca's writing?the sound of the words he chose and how pleasant their conotations were
what did lorca's poems suggest?human emotions/experiences/longings
which poet was a doctor in new jersey and was a part of the imagist movement?wiliam carlos williams
what was the imagist movement about?a literary movement where a poem would center itself around the "essence" of an object and explain the way it looked and any feelings that could be conveyed in this particular moment
what does the poem the red wheelbarrow contrast?red and white, animate and inanimate, silence and noise, crafted and nature


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