Glory by Yusef Komunyakaa Questions and Answers
Overarching Literal theme of the poem
The poem is about baseball. The poem was talking about how baseball was their freedom for one day and how these were all black men that all relied on Sunday afternoon to relieve them from all of the stress from ...
Glory by Yusef Komunyakaa Questions
and Answers
Overarching Literal theme of the poem - answer The poem is about baseball. The
poem was talking about how baseball was their freedom for one day and how these
were all black men that all relied on Sunday afternoon to relieve them from all of the
stress from the week.
What type of figurative language is this line of the poem? "Were like cats running
backwards to snag" - answer Simile
What type of figurative language is this line of the poem? "Most were married
teenagers, Working knockout shifts daybreak, To sunset six days a week -, Already old
men playing ball" - answer Symbolism
What types of shifts/attitudes are present in the poem? - answer A dash that adds a
pause in the poem
What is the theme of the poem? - answer Reliving stress in times of hardships
What time frame does the poem take place in based on the authors background? -
answer During the 1940's when there was segregation going on in the
U.SOverarching Literal theme of the poem - answer The poem is about baseball.
The poem was talking about how baseball was their freedom for one day and how these
were all black men that all relied on Sunday afternoon to relieve them from all of the
stress from the week.
What type of figurative language is this line of the poem? "Were like cats running
backwards to snag" - answer Simile
What type of figurative language is this line of the poem? "Most were married
teenagers, Working knockout shifts daybreak, To sunset six days a week -, Already old
men playing ball" - answer Symbolism
What types of shifts/attitudes are present in the poem? - answer A dash that adds a
pause in the poem
What is the theme of the poem? - answer Reliving stress in times of hardships
What time frame does the poem take place in based on the authors background? -
answer During the 1940's when there was segregation going on in the U.S
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