Social and Historical Context of Poems Flashcards
1
Q
When Claude McKay and Langston Hughes were writing, was slavery abolished?
A
Yes, it was.
2
Q
Does the Harlem Renaissance arrive before the Civil Rights movement?
A
yes
3
Q
What was the literary movement McKay and Hughes were active in?
A
The Harlem Renaissance
4
Q
Were Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning contemporaries?
A
No
5
Q
Shakespeare lived in which century?
A
16th and 17th
6
Q
Barrett-Browning lived in which century?
A
19th
7
Q
Maya Angelou lived in which century
A
20th
8
Q
Was “Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol written before slavery was abolished?
A
No
9
Q
What is the most recent poem we have covered in class?
A
“Dear Colin Kaepernick” by Hannah Drake
