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"Sympathy"

By:Paul Lawerance Dumbar

Born:1872 Dayton,Ohio. Died:Feb ,9,1906 ,at the age of 33

//About Paul Laurence Dunbar//

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"Till its blood is red on the cruel bars"



ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPHS

Brandon Briggs My perspective of the poem is he is relating to the hardships that people went through in life. How people struggle for life and the pain they go through."//I know what the cage bird feels."// It shows how he can relate to other peoples life history and how close the similarities are. //"I know why the cage bird beats its wings."// Dunbar is stating how he knows the struggles of life for he too went through many poverty issues and criticism partially due to race. He also knows the baggage one carries with to the end. The bloodshed that comes with sacrifice. "//And the pulse again with a keener sting."// The pain that comes unto a person as they travel on in life. "//I know why the cage bird sings."// Dunbar is saying that he knows what the glory feels like at the end of the road and during the trip, through the whole ride the come rewards. No matter the struggle or pain its worth it to never give up.

Justin Eutzy I think the poem is about slavery and Jim Crow Laws. the reasoning is because he says through the poem how he "Feels the cage bird." Its very simple but the subliminal message is very clear. Dunbar explains that there was discrimination that went on and how he got downgraded along with everyone else. No one was the same. People were either better or lower class it did not matter your status. Even though there were ups and downs he stayed strong and his mind was determined. He never gave up and only kept his faith and his hope close. When he lost hope he looked at how the rest of the people were living and realized that he had to make change. So therefor he kept strong and tried to beat the system. And when he did something that got somewhere he made a mental note and that made him strive even harder.

  

__**Form-**__ 3 stanzas 7 lines per stanza It does complete a thought

__**Fig.Lang.-**__ Metaphor- River flows like a stream of glass Personification- Not a carol of joy of glee; but a prayer from his hearts deep core = = =__**Devices and Sounds**__=

2nd stanza- ABAAB AA 3rd stanza- ABAAB CC __**Parallelism-**__ I know
 * __Rhyme Scheme-__** 1st stanza- ABBA CC

__**Repitition-**__ i know

__**Refrain-**__ I know what the cage bird feels.

//**Paul Laurence Dunbar "Sympathy" page 837**//

"Sympathy" the poem media type="file" key="20080513 114557.wav" **GENRE: dramatic poem,The poem expresses anger**,The depression,empathy,sarrow,sympthy. The setting goes from worse to better. The character is a caged bird that is emotionally confused and disoriented.
 * OTHER ELEMENTS:** The overall mood of the poem goes from optimism and hostility, literary devices he uses is metaphors, and simple analogies.


 * Citation-**(Dunbar "Sympathy",American Poetry)