Wednesday, February 9, 2011

I,Too Poem Analysis

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
(im black)
They send me to eat in the kitchen
(im sent to the kitchen to eat)
When company comes,
(when ppl come)
But I laugh,
(i laugh becaus ei know things will change)
And eat well,
(eats)
And grow strong.
(gets strong)

Tomorrow,
(in the future)
I’ll be at the table
(ill sit at the table)
When company comes.
(when ppl come)
Nobody’ll dare
(no one will)
Say to me,
(tell me)
“Eat in the kitchen,”
(go to the kitchen)
Then.

Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
(they'll see that im a person like everyone else)
And be ashamed—
(and that they were wrong)

I, too, am America.
(i am just like everyone else)

Monday, February 7, 2011

Poetry Out Loud


 I, Too
 
By Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.

Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.
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I decided to choose this poem "I,Too" by Langston Hughes to recite at the poetry out loud thing because its kinda short and i cant memorize things well nor do i want to.

I Too Sing America is about slavery and how african american black people were treated badly. they would be shunned away when friends came like they're ashamed, but he believes theres hope, he hopes for tomorrow and he knows that tomorrow will be better and he believes that slavery will be stopped.