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Objective

Identify and analyze the metaphors, similes, and personification in a poem. 

Interpret the poem "The Dawn's Awake" beyond its literal meaning in the context of the Harlem Renaissance.

Explain how the visual and aural depiction of the poem enhances or detracts from the meaning.

Readings and Materials

  • Poem: “The Dawn's Awake!” by Otto Leland Bohanan 

  • Poem: “Waiting” by Nikki Grimes 

  • Poem: “Song To Woody” by Bob Dylan 

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