Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem

How would you describe the structure of this poem?

• English Sonnet

• Italian Sonnet

• Free Verse

• Rhyme Poetry

What is the structure of the sonnet?

• 2 simple stanzas

• Octave, then sestet

• Couplets within couplets

• Rhyming endings

Rhyme Structure

• ABBA CDDC EFGEFG

• AABB CCDD EFGGFE

• ABCD ABCD EEFFGG

• ABBA CDDC EEFFGG

What is the overall tone (the narrator's feeling)? (select all that apply)

• Condescending

• Candid

• Critical

• Arrogent

What is Olivia's middle name?

• Anne

• Marie

• Jayden

• Elizabeth

What other poems are similar to this poem? (select all that apply)

• Bottled by Helene Johnson

• Harlem by Langston Hughes

• From the Dark Tower by Countee Cullen

• Heritage by Countee Cullen

• Note on Commercial Theatre by Langston Hughes

What are two examples of imagery from the poem? (select all that apply)

• Pompous gait (line 2)

• Head thrown back in rich, barbaric song (line 7)

• Palm trees and mangoes stretched before you eyes (line 8)

• Laughter, arrogant and bold (line 13)

How does the poem make you feel? What is the mood? (select all that apply)

• contradictory

• joyful

• positive racism

• mellow

• gloomy