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Poem or Song #1 Poem or Song #2 Poem/Song Title Imagine “Still i…
Poem or Song #1 Poem or Song #2
Poem/Song Title Imagine “Still i rise”
Author
John Lennon/Yoko Ono Maya Angelou
Poem/Song Topic A paradise without borders, religions, or even possessions Proclamation against the domineering society and to celebrate self love.
Year Written/
Literary Period
1971 categorized literary period is modernism- origins in the late 19th and early 20th century, mainly in Europe and North America, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing in poetry and prose fiction 1978 categorized literary period is modernism – origins in the late 19th and early 20th century, mainly in europe and north america.
Poem/Song Text
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Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No Hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
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You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Author’s Tone/Perspective
(complete sentence)
The author’s tone is uplifting. It conveys a supportive and motivating feeling, providing reassurance to the reader that they can overcome challenging situations or take new steps in their journey. The author’s tone is optimistic, which conveys the belief that things will get better even during challenging times.
Evidence to Support the Author’s Tone/Perspective
(including figurative language devices, diction, and style)
“Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world”
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Theme of Poem (complete sentence) The theme of the song is hope. The poem’s theme is about resilience, determination, and ability to overcome adversity.
locate two valid and reliable secondary research sources to support the historical context of the poems/song lyrics. For example, if one of your poems/songs provides commentary on the Civil War, you’d locate a source that provides background information and historical context that relates to the content of the poem/song. Use the information from the sources and your chosen texts to complete the chart.
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Works Cited
In proper format, cite these four sources:
the two poems/songs you selected for comparative analysis
two sources that support the historical context of your poems/songs
Research Source #1
Reflection
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What makes this source credible?
How does this source connect to my topic and primary sources?
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Research Source #2 Reflection
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What makes this source credible?
How does this source connect to my topic and primary sources?
Summarize this source in a paragraph .
