Lakin Steedly
Mrs. Parkinson
English IIIB
7 March 2016
Harlem Renaissance Professor
Poetry is a captivating field of writing, but poetry from the Harlem Renaissance has a strong twist with the strong historical happenings. From strong diction and powerful syntax to elongating lines, The White House (written by Claude McKay during the Renaissance), conveys these throughout. The factors create a visualization of pain and suffering to depict his anger that contributes to the overall voice of the poem. Claude McKay concludes, “The pavement slabs burn loose beneath my feet,/And passion rends my vitals as I pass” (5-6). Diction within these line construct a flowing vision of what Claude McKay is describing within the poem. The capability of the words suggest power and strength as the author uses words such as; “possess” (4), “passion” (5), “chafing” (8), “savage” (8), “shines” (9), “wrathful blossom” (10), “inviolate” (14), “poison” (15), and “hate” (15). By calling attention to the beauty power and persuasiveness of the poem we find ways to incorporate these into our own writing.
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