Lift Every Voice and Sing

Read the following excerpt from “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and answer the question that follows. Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? What does the phrase "for which our fathers sighed" tell us about the “place” where they find themselves?

• that the speaker’s ancestors feared it

• that the speaker has been warned about it

• that the speaker has been there previously

• that the speaker’s ancestors wished to arrive there

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In the second stanza, how do the phrases "a way that with tears has been watered" and "treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered" affect the meaning of the poem?

• by describing a dark and violent past

• by showing why the singers gave up hope

• by explaining the ways in which history repeats itself

• by foreshadowing how the future will be disappointing

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Which of the following best describes what the poem is about?

• the story of giving up in the face of difficulty

• a lesson in not taking for granted what you have

• the journey of a people who have suffered greatly but persevered

• an explanation of how things can change without people realizing it

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Here is the entire first stanza. Have you memorized it yet? Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.

• Yes!

• Mostly!

• Lord help me next Wednesday (due date!!)

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Lift every voice and .......

Till earth and heaven .......

....... with the harmonies of Liberty;

• sing, ring, Ring

• ring, sing, Ring

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The instructions for this quiz are simple. Fill in the missing word from the first stanza of the poem, Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson. Got it?

• Yes!

• I hope so...

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How does the emphasize on lines 7-8 from the first stanza, Sing a song, full of the faith that the dark past as taught us highlight a theme in the text? Lines:

• The lines show importance of taking action in response to fear

• The lines suggest that belling out a harmonious melody is one way to resist oppression

• The lines emphasize that the speakers journey is just beginning

• The lines illustrate the unwavering devotion that the speakers share

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In the first stanza, the phrase dark past most likely refers to _________.

• a period of time that no longer exists

• a period of time marked by traumatic suffering

• period of time with an obvious absence of light

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What is the primary theme of the poem 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'?

• A) Celebration of freedom and hope

• B) The inevitability of fate

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The importance of education

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In the poem 'Lift Every Voice and Sing', what does the phrase 'facing the rising sun of our new day begun' symbolize?

• A) The beginning of a new era of hope and progress

• B) The end of a long journey

• C) The inevitability of change

• D) The beauty of sunrise

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