The usage of "his" throughout Locke' essay erases women from and their contribution to the Harlem Renaissance

Even with this strict division of the community within the Harlem Renaissance, the black artist is important because even though they may not be revered by everyone, they are still knowledgable of the fact that they can be famous artists with their own aesthetics.

This immediately makes me think about the idea of racial uplifting, where some middle class black citizens felt the need to disconnect themselves from the past of slavery and instead focus on a life of purity, piety, and a more Eurocentric culture. Also, it makes me think about Claude McKay, who didn't want to be known as a black poet but instead to just be a 'poet'

Reference to to the tower of Babylon, which coincides with the Babylonic theme of the poem

Here is another instance of the motif of being stuck, because her once fluid hair becomes "savagely still"

imagery of a sea creature swimming, however in this case it is a carved representation of one stuck in one motion as an art piece

This image contrasts the distinct imagery of water within the poem. Here, we see a crowd of people characterized as water flowing over a bridge, instead of under it, which created a doubled contrast to the images of water.

Here, there is a distinct contrast between these two images in terms of sound. First, the crickets won't stop chirping insinuating nature is going wild, but then there is no sound of water thus showing how nature has been twisted and broken.

The poem begins with the mention of seasons, yet there is an element of death tied to their mention. However, this is the second mention of rain and this time it's a harsher form of it

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this reminds me of T. S Elliot's idea of the objective correlative

I just find it kind of funny and ironic how he's calling out free verse for being too "prolix" in a way that is not concise. Plus, he continues on with this notion for a few more sentences!

Even with disregarding a specific meter, there is still a conscious effort for the poem to possess a more fluid meter that isn't repetitious

There is a contrast between the smooth "unthroned" stalk of the delphinium flower, in relation to this "spiny land." It's also important to note that the delphinium flower is extremely toxic, so even thought it's a beautiful flower that looks unthreatening it's essentially more dangerous than a rose because of it's thorns.

This specific word choice has a connotation of something that is unpleasant, which creates a sort of conflict within the poem due to the fact that no one grieves for this man except for the ocean, but the ocean itself seems to be a sort of annoyance.

I love this name for death, how they consider it to be a peaceful and sweet slumber.

Masters must be a regional poet, as both poem reference Spoon River. (Unless he's like Faulkner who's created a fictitious place)

The poet is mocking there idea of what these people in Spoon River call "good". Because one cannot know what good 'means' if there is no opposing 'evil' to contrast the notion.

the beginning of the poem opens up with a lot of sound imagery related to nature, thus making the reader not only picture it, but to hear it as well.

She is not seeing this woman in the wallpaper, but instead she is seeing her own reflection.

I find it weird that he calls his wife his "little girl" however it is fitting to the patriarchal/controlling aspects of the short story.

Poor gir, she is clearly going crazy obsessing over this wallpaper because she is kept confined and controlled.

This reality of being trapped without agency is similar to Du Bois' essay when highlighting the oppressive life the black community faced at that time. While the two narratives of oppression are incorrigible, they both resonate to have a similar feeling of being stuck without a voice.

This sentences is reminiscent of Adam's "The Dynamo and The Virgin" due to this idea of the ghost. For Adams it was him as a character who was stuck in the past but, simultaneously confronted with the future. However, instead of the narrator feeling like a ghost, they acknowledge the ghosts and spirits of the various black men and women of their past, which is also part of their future.

I find it interesting how Du Bois takes up this racist/oppressive point of view and acknowledges how he is considered a "problem" by society

interesting line comparing science to religion, just due to the fact that science and religion do not mix. In other words, science is based off of facts that can be proven through experimenters and religion is a type of faith or belief in something.

Columbus did not stand the world on it's head! Big surprise, but America was already discovered by the Native Americans :-)

Who is this man! Talk about someone who is supercilious

sees industry as something to be as absolute as religion

Interesting how an art museum is initially called a storehouse, which discredits the work of cultivating great pieces of art, as well as the pieces of works. To me it seems like Adams looks down on art.

mysognistic idea that assumes that only men are the ones who can be the "best-informed"

I'm curious to why Levin wrote "From my five arms"due to the fact that there is no mention to anything else numerical. One assumption I have is that it may have something to do with a rebellion as Levine wrote that "From 'Bow Down' come 'Rise Up'" and this poem is charged with a rebellious theme.

To me, this poem begins off with a celebration of the working class life. Even though the imagery initially used connotes a hard lifestyle full of "wet slate bread" and "black beans" there is still the idea that these people are the ones who metaphorically feed the lion, or essentially keep the industrial wheels moving.