African Dubois Folk Song Analysis

Cullen uses auditory imagery to draw his readers in to hear what he hears. The meaning of this poem is to take the reader on a journey of what the negro felt about

The author truley uses all rhetorical weapons at her disposal, though mor eimpressively (in some cases) are the vessels in which they are carried. Obviously pathos, and to be more emotionaly specific, sypathy is going to be a vital component in the conveying of a purpose that is to garner adult support of our nations students. But, what is found most impresive is th eway in which the author presents this early in the film using the soundtrack as a vessel through wich to carry pathos. The same song is used at the begining of the film as well as the end. The lyrics repeat, "Nobody knows me at all" This along with images of children who look overworked are shown to evoke feelings of sympathy and pit. Also signifigant is the decision to include this song at th ebegining to set the tone, but again at the end druign the call to action. This is done smartly to show that simply having watched the documentory

to rear and support a family and it undoubtedly leads to sexual immorality” (98). He adds that

"Your favorite rappers' corpses couldn't match up to my importance," A$AP Rocky gloats in his second track “Canal St.” to his second LP AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP. Rocky takes an ambitious turn in latest LP with the majority of his songs reflecting a psychedelic roots in songs such as “L$D”, “Fine Whine”, and “Dreams”.

I agree with W.E.B DuBois, because blacks are people too. They deserve an education. They deserve to be treated the same as whites. They are judged by the color of their skin. The Jim Crow laws was not right. They separated the blacks from the whites. If the a white man/women got to meet a black man/women, they can see they're not bad people. The whites were scared that the blacks would take their jobs. Just because someone has a different skin color or the features are different that doesn’t mean they're different from anyone else. Some blacks and whites probably had a lot in common, but the Jim Crow laws kept them apart. The blacks just wanted equal rights. They wanted to walk down the street without getting killed or arrested. Booker T.

Since the creation of the genre in the late seventeenth century, patriotic music has told the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage.

Langston Hughes compositions are known for being the voice of the Harlem Renaissance. A considerable number of his written work shared the feelings of that time. This particular poem "Trumpet Player" mirrors that music can lift the agony remembered, but one always remembers the hardships. The poem shares that freed blacks still experienced the impacts of slavery. Because of this, they held onto music as a method for soothing the agony they persevered.

The Songs sited in each chapter of this book was put together to deliberately guide the reader’s cerebration process in scrutinizing the context to identify with DuBois of how these events described effected Black people during this era in our history. Each example was directly associated with the subsequent chapter and solidified the arguments from DuBois’ perspective. It was translucently clear that the deliberate specimens of the song segments and the essays themselves; that from DuBois’ perspective, the Black population in the South had not been given the appropriate opportunities, adequate education and resources to be prosperous, but rather given a liberation that was inferior to their slavery.

The depiction black struggles within Dunbar’s dialect poetry makes Dunbar’s poetry beneficial for the black race. For example, in “An Ante-bellum Sermon,” when Dunbar writes “But when Moses wif his powah Comes an' sets us chillun free, We will praise de gracious Mastah, Dat has gin us liberty; An' we'll shout ouah halleluyahs, On dat mighty reck'nin' day, When we'se reco'nised ez citiz', Huh uh! Chillun, let us pray!”, he is depicting a common feeling of African Americans. Although this poem takes place before the Civil War, and before Dunbar’s birth, both of Dunbar’s parents were ex-slaves, which gave him an understanding of slavery. With an understanding of slavery, Dunbar was able to depict the desire for slaves to be rid of the unjust system. Beyond that, the idea is still applicable to the time in which he lived. From one issue to another, people anticipate equality while in dire situations. Similarly, in “Song,” Dunbar depicts the harmful race relations from his time. Instead of the black experience being told from a sympathizer perspective, Dunbar has a better understanding of what it was like to be black in the 1890s. The competition and hate between flowers symbolizes the conflict between white and black people. Through this metaphor, especially at the end when they celebrate the death of all daisies when he writes “In de fiel’ de flags is wavin’ in a tantalizing’ way, Kin o’ ‘joicin’ case de daisies all is daid,” Dunbar depicts the hateful race relations of his time. Dunbar’s representation of black issues brings attention to them, which benefits African Americans.

The most obvious thing that is important to the character is his adopted daughter, Anna. Throughout the narrative he shows that he cares for her happiness and her health. She is unable to speak clearly and tell her own story, so the character (father) tells it for her. The character is trying to show the reader how effective music can be as a therapy, and is using his own experience to prove the worth of musical therapy. He gives example after example of how music improved the life of his daughter, and how she looks forward to her day with music so eagerly. One line he says, “Ask her a direct question and you will get a stammered word or two at most. Play a song and she will begin to shout out the words, even if she has never heard them before. ”It is a testament to how much music can change her attitude and behaviours. It seems to fill her with confidence and strength where usually she is frail, a picture painted by the quote above.

All of the songs on this album relay different messages to listeners. Most songs contain a lot of pathos, call to action and more. Pathos is really prominent in certain songs such as Sorry, Formation, and Freedom. An excerpt from Sorry says: “Now you want to say you 're sorry/Now you want to call me crying/Now you gotta see me wildin '/Now I 'm the one that 's lying/And I don 't feel bad about it/It 's exactly what you get.” This displays the emotions after getting out of a relationship or during the struggles of it. Other lyrics from this song that display this

Finally, lyrics of J.J.’s songs are incorporated into the story. The use of lyrics can add to the meaning of the novel. Lyrics tell a story themselves, by the word usage and syntax, the songwriter uses. For example, J.J. composes a song she titles, I’m Glad I Did. Ultimately, it means to follow your heart and do what you believe in: “And I’m glad I did though it may hurt me now, / Through all the good times and the bad / I’m glad…so glad I did” (256). Undeniably, J.J. expresses how following her dream of becoming a songwriter was ultimately worth it in the

Music plays a significant role in societies all over the world. It allows people of all ethnicities and backgrounds to express themselves. Different music genres help to inspire other artists to create new music that they would not have thought of before. In various ways, Britain and America have influenced and inspired one another for many years. Music was, and still is, a huge connecting factor between the two countries. The Beatles and Bob Dylan, two of the most famous artists of all time, demonstrate how Britain and America had a profound influence on each country’s music culture.

Another rhetorical device the documentarian tends to use is pathos, directed towards his viewers who cannot help sympathize with the teenagers trying to escape the heartbreak most troubled artists face. He starts the documentary by presenting to us the young, shy Wisconsin girl who wanted to make a life for herself in the music business. Having to split her family to create this dream, she moves to LA and begins her journey through LACHSA. During her senior year, she begins to try to experience the music dream she has always desired by performing outside at the school, but due to the her absence from school to “fulfill” her dream, she jeopardizes her acceptance into college.

Music defines our culture. As Americans, we listen to music while we drive our cars, are at work, doing housework, studying, etc. We have songs for special occasions: Christmas, Hanukah, birthdays, weddings, parties, etc. We have taken songs from the various cultures that make us diverse: Arabic, German, Mexican, Native American, etc. We have many genres: country, hip-hop, rap, pop, blues, jazz, rock, heavy metal, etc. And although we may think of music as simple and easy, looking at all this makes one realize how diverse and complex our music truly is. Two things that contribute to this diversity are theme and symbolism.