She beckons these immigrants toward her with her torch

she ask to send her those who have been exiled or homeless to come over

These people have been forgotten and rejected in their countries with limited resources.

She goes on to invite citizens, the thousands who long for freedom to America.

Though she is a silent statue, the speaker suggests that her symbolic message is clear

The poem then gives the statue herself a voice

her gentle gaze upon New York Harbor, which is sandwiched between New York City and Brooklyn

She does so through the guiding light of her torch

She is portray as a motherly figure who welcomes immigrants to America

the statue looks like a powerful woman and holds a torch that's lit through the land

the speaker then moves from ancient Greece to America, describing the new statue

the Colossus of Rhodes was constructed to commemorate a military victory

the speaker first describes what the New Colossus will not be like the giant bronze statue in ancient Rhodes.

a giant statue

everything he spoke about, the physical parts of the shirt, and all the terrible history that goes into its production, is embodied in the shirt itself

the “cost and quality” of the shirt all come at a high human price

he contrast the history he has just repeat to the “clean smell” and feel the shirt has

still, in the modern world, a similar kind of slavery exists

“Irma” who, the speaker states, is a descendent of the poet George Herbert, and who inspected his shirt

the speaker moves onto talk about a more obvious and known example of slavery

these were existed in the past, and still exist today

a reference to the kilt and how it was “devised for workers / To wear among the dusty clattering looms”.

one part of the system works to control another

the speaker describes how factory owners to expand on the history connected to names such as “MacGregor.”

there is another vague allusion in the eleventh stanza, this time to “the hoax of Ossian.”

the speaker would of course be fascinated by the prints that come to mind

this connects back to the main focus of the poem, factories producing clothing.

A “Bedlamite” is a deranged person. He tilts at the edge and then allows himself to fall

The ninth stanza of "Shirt" provides the reader with an allusion to Hart Crane’s poem

his clothes “flared” around him and air filled up “his gray trousers.”

the eighth stanza focuses on what the man looked like as he fell

she fully understood and accepted what was happening

his last child kissed the man before she fell to her death

a tender moment is featured in the seventh stanza

there was more than one child this man helped

it was not to safety he was trying to get to, but to a quicker, less painful death

a story of how one man tried to improve the fates of the children

The fifth stanzas give more details about the fire and what exactly happened

the fourth stanza brings in a little more context to the piece and gives the reader another reason to want to help these workers and find a way to improve their situation

everyone is guilty of taking advantage of these people who are not paid a living wage

he is implicating himself, along with every reader

he does not want the workers to be seen as faceless, emotionless, automatons who don’t really have lives

these lines seek to pervade them with personality, cares, and desires. He speaks on their “Gossiping over tea and noodles” and the talk of “money or politics” while working.

those working within it are employed at low wages and are forced to work long hours

they are things that no one ever notices, but the Pinksy is using this poem to draw attention to them

He is drawing a reader’s attention to the small parts of a shirt and what it takes to make one

this refers to a firestorm, in which flame gets so hot that it creates its own wind. this helps to continue creating the image of the burning woman

in the bible, the bush is no fire, but never burns to ash. This gives the memory of this event continues to burn in the narrator's mind, and will for the rest of his life

this refer to the napalm after it hits the grown, forming a cloud of "dragonsmoke," as the ashes flew down on the grown and into his "nostrils"

this sets the setting of the place in action

this shows that the soldiers view the loss of this girl as significant as the loss of a fellow soldier

as she burn on a "shot glass of vodka," it is slowly disappearing which connects to the title that she and him are disappearing

the cause worth flighting for is above human power, however, as the sun does down, human power lies in the darkness of war

quicksilver is the element known as mercury.

where it gets stronger when it "dipped in gasoline"

she is burning like a "cattail torch", where it keeps burning burning till morning

the surface is burning but not the bottom of the surface of the water

imagery of the pill of ash looking like "dry ice"

making the direct connection to the "banker's cigar" makes the illustration that this is a rich man's war

this line describes the narrator and his fellow soldiers watching the woman, completely unable to do anything to help her. Acting on their orders, although remorseful, they can't do anything to save her.

he is describing her as the flame, moving like it's her dancing "at dusk"

where everything becomes covered by the ash in the valley

she burn like the phosphorescent light emitted by certain fungi on decaying timber

the time in the morning when daylight first appears, he compare her to a piece of paper burning

he is recalling the event, which happened years ago

he is currently leaving the sight in which he watched a girl burn and still has her screams echoing in his ears

that they are slowly forgotten?

he is asking will that dream be destroyed/"explode," and that the dream is blown to bits and the person can't pick up the pieces.

the depression of losing it is always there, weighing you down

something good has become old and doesn't work anymore

The dream isn't visible anymore, but it is inescapable

negatively portrays ones dream when it is put aside. An emotional wounds stink too

a raisin means a long-sitting unreached dream that loses its "juice" or spirit and then shrinks. A deferred dream make us lifeless like a raisin in the sun.

known as a center of African-American art and culture in the early 20th century

it establish the poem’s context and its central question. A dream deferred tell us what will happen if we postpone our dream too long.

this might refer to some bad events during that period

cash, weed, and a pot

Nas will use the gun to rob people, forcing them to " undressin' " to give him all their valuables

Nas is illustrating his mentality

He got to do all the money he wanted, he can stop having to do dangerous things just to get by

Nas snaps back to reality by saying “but just a nigga walking with his finger on the trigger”

Maybe, now that Nas has invested in “stock” got more guns and drugs, he’s able “win gunfights with mega-cops

He's making sure his movie is going the right way and the opposite, away from him

This opening line is also interesting in light of the ongoing theme of the song as a whole

shows what going on in his mind

Nas thinks back on his life in Queens

how one lives and what happens to you along the way

being an easy target could lead him to getting shot to death

indicated that bad things about to happen

Nas suggests that you lay low for a while, since there’s a snitch in the organization

Nas is saying that the customers will be “in measuring pots” because they will be hooked and bring in regular revenue

save your money for future needs

people who snitches

“Back-to-back” may refer for violent crimes with multiple victims.

a gun?

he's getting attention from his fans

You can’t fight to gain control if you don’t have any firepower

Nas is upset that this new generation of young men engage in violence

An interruption indicates that his story is over

“children probably couldn’t see as high as i be” means he is so high on drugs

When one round of ammunition fails to eject from the chamber it becomes jammed

Nas realizes his gun is jammed and he can’t shoot, he’s “in danger”

Female screams add a sense of horror to the scene, as Nas is "shock", and can’t bear to look at the body he has just shot.

Once he gets his gun, Nas warns his enemies to "back up" before he opens fire.

he is ambushed by his enemies and runs towards his Mac which is on the grass

Nas is thinking back to about a violent insurrection of sorts to gang related

he's exposing the gang violence

They sit around telling stories and laughing about the last time

he's talking about drugs and that they sell quickly in his neighborhood

He laughs at people who do drugs and are desperately trying to sell "broken amp" for money to buy more drugs

50$?

“Bent” means “drunk;” of drunk people bent over, throwing up after a night of drinking.

“Steelo” is the word “style”, Nas is telling us that we will all know his rap style, "with or without the airplay"

“peepholes” is a another word for “peoples”, suggesting that urban violence has cut down some of his friends.

There’s a famous scene at the end of the movie Scarface where its lead character Tony Montana stuffs his face in a mountain of cocaine and then comes running out of his office in a wild final attack with an M16 rifle

he is changing the music industry with his music?

Nas' use the word “flip” as he engages in lyrical battle with his opponents

he keeps that part in the song to give the listener a more authentic experience

this tells that not many artiest till the truth behind the lyrics

that this song comes from personal experience

he's giving the audience attention towards him

this shows an imagery of the feeling of accomplishment

he like the game like his country, this is implied that he loves basketball more than anything

in the process he losses his balance and hit the floor

put someone out of action through injury.

they're trying to get a easy layup or dunk

it's sayin that he's guarding the wrong person, that person that will surpass him

The person was not "dribble" the ball meaning it's at the end of a "single bounce"

that the team is like a family moving as one in the court

They all go down the court and to the opposite ends of the floor.

the player is so ahead of time that everything becomes slow motion

A player has let the game play work in his mind.

Perhaps the player might not have strong control of eyes and may not be careful about what happens in the court

Getting past your opponent and closer to the net. This could mean that he is about to dunk the net

he's turning around and about to throw the ball in the hoop

he's at the attention point, everyone is looking at him.

it's saying he's in the middle of the court where the 3 point is at

was reaching for the rim but it didn't make it

Steadfast, with unwavering feeling

chalk would represent white as in light from the "darkness"

portioners serve for a long time in prison sentence and those who have to wait "many many morning"

feelings of empathy

she is asking the prisoner to except the damage and heal to be a new

she's calling for help once again

that life is never fair and that it will crumble you down no matter what

she's is saying that once you get back you, there will always be something pushes you down

she is asking for help

feels like she is lost and doesn't know where to go which makes her unsafe to her surrounding

the loss of the ability to move

it's impossible for her to grow strength in the "dark," "vertigo cold"

she is seeking for strength in the dark

prisoners' who are in jail?

she understands that her work and worth equal, if not exceed, the performances that have gather an award.

no one had never knew that she had self-taught ballet all by herself

the house is her audience, and she was pleased with her ballet

she's taking things on her own, and do things that she had never experience

she didn't want to dance for a crowed of audience but to dance to show her joy and emotion throw the dance of ballet

she doesn't care about beauty and pretty things

she would overcome things if she have knew different ballet skill

she's saying that if she had new how to ballet, she would outshine her skill and be confident

she feel joy or "Glee" when she dance, even tho she cannot dance

The capital “M” for man emphasizes her belief that it was man who shaped what women should know and look like

young women hopping to audiences “like Birds” which creates imagery of pretty performing animals

she sets herself apart from the rest of her gender by writing with an ironic remorse to create a purpose.

is the societal privilege that benefits white people over non-white people in some societies

I agree, words without context are meaningless to some people

Through Naylor's experience as a writer she feels that the spoken word has a much greater influence and impact than any written word.

This helps the reader to understand the power of a spoken word such as "nigger."

Naylor creates a conversational atmosphere where she puts her ideas together nicely in order. her personal experience is the evidence.

She is saying that person has a bad reputation of being foul or rude.

Gloria explains how she starts on one side of reality and shaping her language, then comes to another understanding from the boy in her third grade class.

The author Gloria Naylor explains throughout her piece that reality shapes language and language can shape reality.

Cullen also seems to contradict his earlier stance on the goodness of God

He believes God has a plan for all, and that suffering is somehow accounted for within this plan

he pointed out that you must start from the bottom "root" then climb up, if not, the outcome can be worse.

you can't go against fate, but to accept it as a reality

Hughes address Booker "was a piratical man." shows that he getting us attention to Booker.

Du Bois emphasizing the requirement for higher education to develop the leadership capacity among black Americans.

The Talented Tenth is a term that designated a leadership class of African descendant Americans in the early 20th century

He urged blacks to accept discrimination for the time being and concentrate on elevating themselves through hard work and material prosperity

Educating the best minds of the race disseminates into the rest, allowing the general uplift of all.

It covers law, education, disenfranchisement, and Black Americans' place in American society.

propaganda isn't just its own message, but lies and misleading advertising, and indoctrination by sinister political forces targeted at the ignorant, uneducated, and the uninformed

is a phrase that expresses the philosophy of art and the only true art.

In Locke's view, art only helped racial equality when it was possible to develop academic structures completely independent of the majority opinion demands.

Disorder their natural response is to fight their unwanted thoughts

the man can never escape the truth and justice, even tho he is free. that guilt shall not escape, there is no greater truth defense

Bloodhounds/dogs were used to track runaway slaves

A person to step back in time and learn about it, We can gather a better understanding of culture and have a greater appreciation of them.

Truth beauty and goodness have their being together, by truth we are put in touch with reality which we find is good for us and beautiful to behold.

Renaissance as a scene in which black literature thrived but was also troubled

The literature and art of the younger generation already reflects this shift of psychology, this regeneration of spirit

Criteria of Negro Art

We live in a world that celebrates self-belief, but it is far more important to have self-awareness. And often there is a conflict between the two.

tired or exhausted. slowly lost it's original identity

meaning for an experience, it also forces into the background or conceals other possible meanings

This direction should always be more open, beautiful, light, and less burden, but "is of less important."

It allowed African Americans the chance to express their voices in the mass media as well as become involved in communities.

all of us are or can be apostles of simple, everyday beauty.