Movement Description: In the early 1900s, black writers began to thrive in the new intelectual atmosphere of Harlem. The 1920s produced many works that received critical praise in mainstream literary circles among black and white audiences. Originally called the New Negro Movement, the politics and ideals of this movement would inspire future african American artists for years to come and lay the foundation for the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Langston Hughes and Nella Larson were both prominent poets in this movement.
Poem Analysis: The trees have the same characteristics of the common African american man, or woman. Line six shows personification and how humans were given tounges to speak of god; therefore they give praise to him every morning. Line 10 is imagery of a dead, dark skinned body hanging from a tree. Once black people knew how to be joyful but man's, hatred, or slavery and racism, to that away. Grimke compares the hanging of a man to Christ being nailed to the cross which shows her opinion of slavery in relation to religion. She redirected the focus of the cruel punishment of slaves, and brings it into the relationship of lynching and the sacrifice God has given us for forgiveness.
Literary Devices: Personification is used when the writer describes the trees, giving them all human like qualities. Allusion is used when Grimke refers to God and His relation ship with the trees. She also alludes to Christ when she compares his sacrifice to lynching, and abuse of slaves.
Poem Analysis: The trees have the same characteristics of the common African american man, or woman. Line six shows personification and how humans were given tounges to speak of god; therefore they give praise to him every morning. Line 10 is imagery of a dead, dark skinned body hanging from a tree. Once black people knew how to be joyful but man's, hatred, or slavery and racism, to that away. Grimke compares the hanging of a man to Christ being nailed to the cross which shows her opinion of slavery in relation to religion. She redirected the focus of the cruel punishment of slaves, and brings it into the relationship of lynching and the sacrifice God has given us for forgiveness.
Literary Devices: Personification is used when the writer describes the trees, giving them all human like qualities. Allusion is used when Grimke refers to God and His relation ship with the trees. She also alludes to Christ when she compares his sacrifice to lynching, and abuse of slaves.