Shall I say My son You’re Branded NATZ VER!

When was “Shall I Say, ‘My Son You’re Branded’” published?

1919

How many stanzas are in Shall I Say, My Son You’re Branded?

Two

How many lines are in each stanza of the poem?

4

What is the rhyme scheme of ‘Shall I Say, My Son You’re Branded’?

AABB AABB

What type of rhyme scheme does “Shall I Say, My Son You’re Branded’ use?

Couplets

Recite the FIRST stanza

Shall I Say, “My son, you’re branded, in this country’s pageantry, / by strange subtleties you’re tethered, and no forum sets you free?” / Shall I mark the young lights fading in your soul-enchannelled eye / As the dusky pall of shadows screen the highway of your sky?”

Recite the second stanza

“Or shall I, with love prophetic, bid you dauntlessly arise. / Spurn the handicap that clogs you, taking what the world denies / Bid you storm the sullen fortress brought by prejudice and wrong / With faith that shall not falter, in your heart and on your tongue!”

What type of sentence does “Shall I Say, My Son You’re Branded” end with?

Imperative sentence

What is described as tethering the son in the poem?

Strange subtleties

What does "prophetic love” mean in this poem?

Love that is sacrificial and seeking to build others up

What term makes a religious allusion?

“Love prophetic”

What does the son need in order to “storm the sullen fortress”?

Faith that shall not falter, on his heart and on his tongue