I Shall Return

Who wrote “I Shall Return”?

• Langston Hughes

• Georgia Douglass Johnson

• Nikki Grimes

• Claude McKay

The theme of “I Shall Return” by Claude McKay can best be expressed as

• With determination you can overcome obstacles and realize your dreams.

• Some people have fond memories of a former home.

• Determination can help people get through hard times.

• There is always hope.

The language used in ‘I Shall Return” is:

• Imagery

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• All of the above

The repetition of “I shall return” tells us what about the poet’s mood:

• All of the below

• He is longing.

• He is stressed.

• He is determined.

Claude McKay describes what to his audience

• The beauty of Africa ; and the happiness he felt while there.

• The natural landscape, music, people and village life of Africa.

• The painful feeling of being a Negro during The Harlem Renaissance

• All of the above choices

The author wishes to return where?

• To the village

• Jamaica

• Africa

• Anywhere but America

How does this stanza develop meaning in the poem? (RL.7.5)

• by adding descriptions of human activity

• by explaining why the speaker first left home

• by contradicting the images that came before

• by showing how the speaker first discovered his home

What is the effect of the repetition of I shall return to begin each stanza? (RL.7.5)

• A. They emphasize what the speaker longs to see again.

• B. They explain why the speaker has to argue his point.

• C. They demonstrate a new understanding of what home is.

• D. They show the speaker coming to a new decision for each stanza.

What is the main theme of the phrase 'I Shall Return'?

• A) Nostalgia and longing

• B) Adventure and exploration

• C) Fear and anxiety

• D) Joy and celebration

Which literary device is primarily used in the phrase 'I Shall Return'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Repetition

• D) Alliteration