During the cultural matrix, there were many poets ' works that were influenced by the events, that were going on in the world at the time. Bureaucracy is a concept that has dominated our society since this cultural matrix, and serves the needs of three characteristics; big business, big government, and big education. The three poems that I have chosen to write about is "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes, "The Congo" by Vachel Lindsay, and "Sonnet: On Seeing A Piece Of Our Heavy Artillery Brought Into Action" by Wilfred Owen.
In Langston Hughes ' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", it is a poem about a African American man and his experiences. The line of the poem is characterized by short lines and in a step by step way. Hughes ' poem …show more content…
In the past, big government coordinated the actions over the African American group, and control there civil rights. In the certain river areas that Hughes talks about in his poem, it is talking about certain events, that took place there. When Hughes talks about the Congo, I believe that he is talking about the acts that took place in Africa, by the start of a trade of slaves, diamonds, and other goods. In history, King Leopold, started the trade for these certain goods and individuals, which was a terrible experience for the African American …show more content…
This poem is about a person watching a piece of military equipment be fired in war. The individual sentences are short and complex, and set up in a step by step way. In my opinion, this writing can be used for personal reading or for a oral performance. The writing is personal and is from only voice. The dictation can be characterized as formal and emotional, because the writer seems excited about what he is witnessing. I believe that the genre that this work belongs to is history and it communicates ideas.
The two values that I have chosen for Owen 's poem are faith and war. Owen is explaining the weapon and how it works, and how it makes him feel. Owen values war because he know that it is necessary, but he hopes that God will have mercy on his and his colleagues soul, after the things they will do in war. Furthermore, that explains why Owen values faith and makes many remakes about God or spiritual things like
In Langston Hughes ' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", it is a poem about a African American man and his experiences. The line of the poem is characterized by short lines and in a step by step way. Hughes ' poem …show more content…
In the past, big government coordinated the actions over the African American group, and control there civil rights. In the certain river areas that Hughes talks about in his poem, it is talking about certain events, that took place there. When Hughes talks about the Congo, I believe that he is talking about the acts that took place in Africa, by the start of a trade of slaves, diamonds, and other goods. In history, King Leopold, started the trade for these certain goods and individuals, which was a terrible experience for the African American …show more content…
This poem is about a person watching a piece of military equipment be fired in war. The individual sentences are short and complex, and set up in a step by step way. In my opinion, this writing can be used for personal reading or for a oral performance. The writing is personal and is from only voice. The dictation can be characterized as formal and emotional, because the writer seems excited about what he is witnessing. I believe that the genre that this work belongs to is history and it communicates ideas.
The two values that I have chosen for Owen 's poem are faith and war. Owen is explaining the weapon and how it works, and how it makes him feel. Owen values war because he know that it is necessary, but he hopes that God will have mercy on his and his colleagues soul, after the things they will do in war. Furthermore, that explains why Owen values faith and makes many remakes about God or spiritual things like