"They Were My People"
They were those who cut cane
to the rhythm of the sunbeat
They were those who carried cane
to the rhythm of the sunbeat.
They were those who crushed cane
to the rhythm of the sunbeat.
They were women weeding, carrying babies
to the rhythm of the sunbeat.
They were my people, working so hard
to the rhythm of the sunbeat--long ago
to the rhythm of the sunbeat.
Grace Nichols's poem uses two different examples of anaphora. What are they?
What are some reasons that Grace Nichols might use anaphora?
The poem "They Were My People" includes several different examples of alliteration. What are they?
The phrase "to the rhythm of the sunbeat" is an example of figurative language. What might Nichols mean by this expression?
Nichols reminds the readers that the subjects of the poem were her people. What might she mean by this?
Below are two examples of figurative language (not from the poem). Which is the simile and which is a metaphor
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
The clouds were fluffy pillows moving across the sky. | arrow_right_alt | simile |
The thunder rumbled like a roaring lion | arrow_right_alt | metaphor |
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
content | arrow_right_alt | the repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words in order or near one another |
form | arrow_right_alt | the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem |
simile | arrow_right_alt | the message of a poem |
repetition | arrow_right_alt | words or sentences spoken by a character in a poem, plya, or story |
hyperbole | arrow_right_alt | small part of a larger work |
dialogue | arrow_right_alt | a metaphor that continues for more than one line of a poem |
extended metaphor | arrow_right_alt | words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors are two examples |
figurative language | arrow_right_alt | the structure or appearance of a poem or other text |
line break | arrow_right_alt | a poem with no rhyme scheme or set pattern of beats |
infer | arrow_right_alt | an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally; for example, "I've been waiting forever" |
literal meaning | arrow_right_alt | to reach a reasonable conclusion based on available evidence |
alliteration | arrow_right_alt | the plave where a line ends |
metaphor | arrow_right_alt | the dictionary defition of a word |
anaphora | arrow_right_alt | comparison that does not use like or as |
free verse | arrow_right_alt | saying the same letters, sounds, or words over and over again |
excerpt | arrow_right_alt | comparison using the words like or as |