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"If We Must Die" by Claude McKay qualifies as a sonnet because of 5 important reasons, the first is that it has a change in idea in it. After line 8, it changes ideas by saying O Kinsmen! The second is that it has 14 lines. The third is the rhyme scheme. The fourth is that it has about 10 syllables in each line. The fifth is the 7 rhyming couplets that only rhyme at the last two lines.

I chose this poem because it has language that is very confusing, but makes me want to read more. He doesnt sound like he is from harlem with the language he uses.

Here are 5 reasons that this poem qualifies as a Sonnet. 1.The poem has couplets 2.the lines rhyme in a certain order 3.the last couplet is the only rhyming couplet 4.it contains 14 lines 5.the last couplet is the main idea or the thesis

This is a sonnet because it has 10 syllables on each sentence, the same rhyme scheme as a sonnet (a b a b c d c d e f e f g g), and it has 14 lines and two totally different subjects separated from each other and rhyme couplets

1. 14 lines 2. Rhyme Scheme 3. Change of thought 4. 10 syllables 5. Rhyme couplets

The poem "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay is a sonnet because 1) It has fourteen lines, 2) There is a change of thought between lines 8 and 9. The thought changed from a dark description of the wrong way to die to a call for people to die with dignity. 3) It has a rhyme scheme (A,B,A,B,C,D,C,D,E,F,E,F,G,G). 4) It only has one couplet that rhymes. "Like men we'll face the cowardly pack/Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" 5) Each line has ten syllables.

"If We Must Die" by Claude Mckay shows a striking resemblance to part of MLKs "I Have a Dream" Speech. While reading " We cannot walk alone. And as we walk,we must pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back." I couldn't help but think of this poem."Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" In this poem he talks about how death is death and even if they cannot escape death, staying together will make them strong even after they're slain.MLK speaks of the same thing, they can all have the same aspiration to have equality,but if they do not stand up together nothing will be changed. MLK would have never been able to change the country without the support of millions on his side. This is true with many leaders who gain their power by grouping people and being the figure head of their change.

Instead of the North Star bringing these people to freedom and hope, the birds are the sign of hope and a new world in this scenario. The people are following the birds to the north and their seems to be hope, because the people have packed up their stuff, left their homes and are traveling to the north.

This was written in the early part of Langston Hughes's career - around 1932

After reading "Harlem (dreams deferred)", and Dream Variations" by Langston Hughes, we concluded that the general message was: Never give up on dreams because determination can lead to great things. In "Dream Variations", Langston Hughes talks about how he wants to be free and live a more happy life, but he cannot because he is black of skin. Additionally a poem, "Harlem (Dreams Deferred)" was written 19 years after, but in this poem Hughe's views were completely different. He discusses that we should keep moving the goal of our dreams because if we don't, our dreams will "explode".

The two poems can relate to eachother because both poems are talking about had Hughes have dreams about rights and in "Dream Variations" it seems like hes talking about how he is an African American, doesn't have many rights. i bet Hughes wrote these poems because he knew that a lot of the blacks were giving up on the thoughts of having rights and be equals with the whites.

This was written later in Langston Hughes' career - around 1951.

I think this poem is about giving up on your dreams and describing what can happen to your dreams. "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?". -Jack & Ben

This poem is different from Dreams Varriations because they are a 19 year difference from when they were written. Harlem deferred was written in 1951 and Dreams variations was written in 1932. Dreams variations seems much more sophisticated with the language it uses and Harlem deferred seems much more simple and uses language that is easy to understand.

This was written in the early part of Langston Hughes's career - around 1932.

Dreams by Langston Hughes gives a positive message to never give up on dreams and never lose hope. He wants to remind americans to never lose hope and always follow their path of what they have always wanted to do. In th white city by Claude McKay he seems to be unsure of his dreams and questioning his dreams. That sends a negative message tha you shouldnt follow your dreams of what you have always wanted to do with your life.

In "dawn in New York" by Claude McKay, he sees the dawn of the sun over Manhattan is crimson-tinted and how the domes are cheerful. his spirit rises every day he sais because of this event. In December 1919 by Claude he talks about how much he missed his mother and how he had been feeling pain for ten long years.

I chose this poem because the way he spoke interested me, "Lawdy-mercy! I's frustrated!" He speaks with such a southern taste even though he lives in New York. He also seemed non-content with his life as in many of his other poems which he seems that equality doesn't spread to him.

Coming north and this poem are very similar, in this poem hes upset that his shoes mismatched with is like the mismatched ideas that people have in the northern land

He didnt self pity himself when ever he made a mistake because he knew god made him with imperfections like everyone else.

I chose this poem because he is setting a goal to accomplish his dreams of being happy.

This poem is similar to "To One Coming North" by Claud McKay because both poems discuss the topic of winter and how things up north change, while things in the south are consistent.

I like this poem because it shows how bad slavery really was and that it was wrong to take peoples "human-hood" away from them. Claude is standing up for himeself and for his people with pride and dignity.

In "One Friday Morning", Langston uhughes shows a very positive view of America. Even though Nancy Lee has all these great things that she earned taken away from her, she still believes in the purpose of America and she still loves the country even though it has taken the one thing that she had worked the hardest for. This is very different than Claude McKay's view on America in the poem "Enslaved". In this poem he talks about the race of black people being torn from their homes and being used and treated horrible and how his heart begins to turn to lead a with hatred and he talks about how black people have no home on this earth. He writes that he wants the white mans world of wonders to be swallowed into the earths vast tomb or roll upward like artificial smoke. He shjoews his hatred for white people and shows his hatred for america because of the white people.

I chose this because it states the cruelty of people in Harlem were and how weary the blacks were during this time of racial abuse and misery

I like this poem because he talks about how the African American race is fallen.

I like this poem because it describes what kind of segregation was between black and whites and he was writing about the differences in freedom they had.

I chose this poem because I liked how he used a wall to show something keeping him from accomplishing his dreams.

"As I Grew Older" was Langston's Hughes' dream for the sun, the sky, freedom, equality. But in it, he was hindered, by a wall, that he could not pass, his enemies, the people who discriminated him. "And then the wall rose, Rose slowly, Slowly, Between me and my dream. Rose until it touched the sky- The wall. Shadow. I am black. I lie down in the shadow. No longer the light of my dream before me" But going back to the beginning of the poem, Langston seems to have lost hope, he has almost forgotten his dream, his desire to be the same as everyone else. So he fights on... Find my dream! "Help me to shatter this darkness, To smash this night, To break this shadow Into a thousand lights of sun, Into a thousand whirling dreams Of sun" He fights for what he thinks is right, he fights not for himself, but for people who feel the way he does, his dream speaks for everyone.

In both of these poems Langston is talking about how he had a dream and that he is trying to achieve his dreams, but also how it feels to be without dream. In "As I Grew Older", Langston describes how a dark wall blocks the light-hope-of his dream. He then describes how he broke through the wall and saw the light of his dream again. In "Dreams", Langston describes how it feels to be without a dream suggesting that he has been through that time and has come through and can see his dream again.

This Poem talks how birds of prey are gruesome and dont have remorse, they stop the singing birds and are a nusense to people. Reminds me of seagulls which is why I like it.