Poems STATE VER

When did Millay win the Pulitzer Prize?

1923

Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry?

Millay

The poem calls the “fume of life”…

Subtly designed

When was “I, being” made?

1923

Where did brown receive degrees from?

Harvard and Williams

What did Brown teach at Howard?

Literature, writing, and Black culture/history

How long did Brown teach at Howard?

40 years

When did Brown write “The character”?

1933

When was Salutamus written?

1927

The days in the beginning of the poem are described as…

Bitter

What, in the first stanza, is described as “Only grow(ing)”?

Despair and dissapointment

The land roads wind through is first described as..

Gladsome

What does gladsome mean?

Joyous, cheerful

In Salutamus, the b”path" we must go” is…

Gloomy

In salutamus, what are the “becaons”?

Hearts, minds, powers

When was Henry Iv, Part I made?

1597

When was The Heart of a Woman published?

1918

The poem “elevation” claims that women could rise like _______ on the highways in their souls

Pyramids

Recite ‘Foredoom’

Her life was dwarfed, and wed to blight

Her very days were shades of night

Her every dream was born entombed

Her soul a bud-that never bloomed

When was Bronze made?

1922

In Johnson’s poem, her son’s eyes are described as…

Soul-enchanneled

What is described as “Screening the ighway of your sky” in Johnson’s poem?

Dusky pall of shadows

What does the word prophetic mean?

Relating to seeing the future or a prophecy

What is the rhyming form of Johnson’s poem?

AABB AABB, couplets

How many Black people were lynched 1882-1930?

3000

Where was Hughes born?

Joplin, Missouri

When did Hughes come to Harlem?

1922

When was The Weary Blues oublished?

1926

What types of writing did Hughes make?

Poetry collections, two autobiographies, a novel, short fiction, plays, librettos, liner notes, essays, and stories and histories for children

What was Hughes main goal in poetry?

To amplify the voices of Black people

Which one of the poets travelled to Mexico and made poems about it?

Hughes

What places did Hughes travel to?

Haiti, Cuba, Soviet Union, and West Africa

Who popularized blues and jazz structures in poetry?

Hughes

What essay did Hughes write in 1926?

The N*gro Artist and the Racial Mountain

The singer’s voice in The Weary Blues is described as…

Deep

What is the first verse of the singer’s song in The Weary Blues?

“Ain’t got nobody in this world,

Ain’t got nobody but ma self.

I’s gwine to quit ma frownin

And put my troubles on the shelf”

What novel is Hurston best known for?

Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)

When/where was Hurston born?

Alabama, 1891

What schools did Hurston attend?

Barnard and Howard

When was You Don’t Know Us N*groes published?

2022

What magazines did Hurston write for?

Opportunity, N*gro World, The Messenger

Who was one of Hurston’s biggest critics?

Novelist Richard Wright

What welfare home did Hurston enroll in?

St. Lucie County Welfare Home

In 10, the intro says a woman cannot be happy if she is…

Neglected

In 10, it is said that a little mystery is better than…

Wit

A woman who does what is said to be like 5 meals a day?

Calls a man

Women who write letters

Pests or anathenia

In 10, what is “the spice of love”?

Difficulty

Name the 10 commandments of charm

1. Be cheerful

2. Show not thine hand (be a little mysterious)

3. The laws of conversation

4. Avoid the telephone

5. Avoid the inkwell

6. Do not ask questions

7. Remember a man’s vanity

8. Hold thyself not cheap (hard to get)

9. Be funny

10. Be feminine

When was 10 Commandments rediscovered?

1990s