Naomi long madgett
Naomi long magett was born in Norfolk, Virginia she was the youngest of three other children .She was educated at Virginia state college. Naomi was a teaching and an award winning writer, she was a very talented African woman. She attended an integrated school faced racism .Begin writing at an early age, most of her poems, including “Her Story “ portrays the struggles African Americans faced when racism was very common.
“Her Story”
The poem itself was written in first person “Her story” shows how a girl not sure of the age came to the conclusion that attempt suicide would end all her problems reason being was because of all the suffering she has hit with because of her skin color. My opinion is that this girl was Naomi long midget and she wrote about her personal experience as a young girl faced with racism. My mood while reading the poem was deep …show more content…
But as I read through the poem it was clear that even with a status it didn’t mean anything nor did it change the way things were. The status symbol basically just gave back the permission to use the same facilities as whites that was about it. But even with all the sit- ins boycotts etc. that blacks did they still didn’t get the rights they deserved. I felt the proud in the voice of the speaker and the joy for the strength that the struggle has given them.
“Grief steams down my chest”
The title of this poem made me have the thought of someone with sorrow and pain “grief streams down my chest” using the word “stream” describing the pain going through this person. “Like spittle from the baby’s mouth “the figure of speech used here was simile “spittle from a babies mouth” compared to the pain going through his chest. I think the theme was about the mother of this Vietnam solider who lost their children and the pain they were feeling. It’s a very hurtful feeling to lose a child.
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Naomi long magett was born in Norfolk, Virginia she was the youngest of three other children .She was educated at Virginia state college. Naomi was a teaching and an award winning writer, she was a very talented African woman. She attended an integrated school faced racism .Begin writing at an early age, most of her poems, including “Her Story “ portrays the struggles African Americans faced when racism was very common.
“Her Story”
The poem itself was written in first person “Her story” shows how a girl not sure of the age came to the conclusion that attempt suicide would end all her problems reason being was because of all the suffering she has hit with because of her skin color. My opinion is that this girl was Naomi long midget and she wrote about her personal experience as a young girl faced with racism. My mood while reading the poem was deep …show more content…
But as I read through the poem it was clear that even with a status it didn’t mean anything nor did it change the way things were. The status symbol basically just gave back the permission to use the same facilities as whites that was about it. But even with all the sit- ins boycotts etc. that blacks did they still didn’t get the rights they deserved. I felt the proud in the voice of the speaker and the joy for the strength that the struggle has given them.
“Grief steams down my chest”
The title of this poem made me have the thought of someone with sorrow and pain “grief streams down my chest” using the word “stream” describing the pain going through this person. “Like spittle from the baby’s mouth “the figure of speech used here was simile “spittle from a babies mouth” compared to the pain going through his chest. I think the theme was about the mother of this Vietnam solider who lost their children and the pain they were feeling. It’s a very hurtful feeling to lose a child.
Black