Tsoaps

Valeria Dominguez
12/5/10
craff
P.2

TSOAPS

1. Since the subject of the poem is Harlem and the word choice seems to be
more positive the Tone of the poem is clearly surprised.
When reviewing the poem, words such as _Strange, gentler and Stepping demonstrate
thatthe author’s attitude towards the subject is vibrant
because he is surprised that he found a place for his best fit.

2. The subject of this poem is clearly culture because if you look at (the title, the
lines, the notation) it demonstrates that the author is talking about finiding harlem . Since the poet mentions
found life , ithelps confirm that this poem’s subject deals with Finding Harlem , finding your culture

3. The occasion that inspired the poet to write this poem must have been
because (in lines, in the title, etc.) the poet says Life is places gentler- speaking which leads one to infer that And found life stepping on my feet must have been the inspiration for writingthe poem.

4. The intended audience of the poem is for African americans because the poet uses words
such as Nigger place, which demonstrates that he/she wishes that
You can find a place to be comfterable read and appreciate this poem.

5. The purpose of this poem must be to show there is a place where you wont bediscriminated because lines
Life stepping on my feet of the poem say that life is in harlem . This indicates that harlem is a place where you wont be discriminated

6. The speaker of the poem must be African American because the title
(The title or lines) Esthete In harlem to help support the idea that there is a place where you can becomfterable.


1. Since the subject of the poem is death and the word choice seems to be
more negative, the Tone of the poem is clearly brave .
When reviewing the poem, words such as Die, Hunted mock and monsteres demonstrate
that the author’s attitude towards the subject is harsh because its talking about the whites making fun ofthem and letting them taking over.

2. The subject of this poem is clearly Discrmintation because if you look at ( If we must die
it demonstrates that we need to die but not surrender of the discrimnation whites have put on blacks . Since the poet mentions
Monsters as blacks , it helps confirm that this poem’s subject deals with discrmination3. The occasion that inspired the poet to write this poem must have been
Monstersbecause (in lines, in the title, etc.) the poet says that whites look at us like that which
leads one to infer that we should not let them take over us must have been the inspiration for
writing the poem.

4. Theintended audience of the poem is whites/ black because the poet uses words such as we must meet the common foe .
5. The purpose of this poem must be to tell blacks to not be afraid of white because lines
Like men well face murderous , cowardly pack dying but fighting back of the This indicates that we should die protecting our own , shouldn’t let discrimination get to us .6. The speaker of the poem must be African because of the angryness he has that whites have discrimanted them so much

1. Since the subject of the poem is slavery and the word choice seems to be
more negative, the Tone of the poem is clearly Disappointed
When reviewing the poem, words such as Blood stained , blade, and...