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"Ode to Ethiopia"
Declaration for emphasis
June 27, 1872- February 9, 1906
Painful feeling
Metaphor, oppression from slavery
Christian reference, early Christians defied Roman laws by being Christian, tortured by race, martyred, Ethiopians tortured by racism, Holy
Wrote "Ode to Ethiopia" in 1896
Repetition, emphasis on the hard times
Blue underlined words= Hopeful, determined
Carey, Charles W., Jr. "Paul Laurence Dunbar." EBSCO Biography Reference Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 June 2013. <http://web.ebscohost.com/brc/detail?sid=cab4f13b-52ba-4eee-9b31-1bd1978d0f54%40sessionmgr10&vid=4&hid=12&bdata=JnNpdGU9YnJjLWxpdmU%3d#db=b6h&AN=35193236>.
Carson, Warren J. "Paul Laurence Dunbar." EBSCO Literary Reference Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 June 2013. <http://web.ebscohost.com/lrc/detail?vid=3&sid=abd17454-ae61-409c-95f3-a7ce9d28f1b0%40sessionmgr4&hid=28&bdata=JnNpdGU9bHJjLWxpdmU%3d#db=lfh&AN=103331MSA10849830000083>.
No other race, or white or black,
When bound as thou wert, to the rack,
So seldom stooped to grieving;
No other race, when free again,
Forgot the past and proved them men
So noble in forgiving.
Go on and up! Our souls and eyes
Shall follow thy continuous rise;
Our ears shall list thy story
From bards who from thy root shall spring,
And proudly tune their lyres to sing
Of Ethiopia's glory.
O Mother Race! to thee I bring
This pledge of faith unwavering,
This tribute to thy glory.
I know the pangs which thou didst feel,
When Slavery crushed thee with its heel,
With thy dear blood all gory.
Sad days were those--ah, sad indeed!
But through the land the fruitful seed
Of better times was growing.
The plant of freedom upward sprung,
And spread its leaves so fresh and young-
Its blossoms now are blowing.
On every hand in this fair land,
Proud Ethiope's swarthy children stand
Beside their fairer neighbor;
The forests flee before their stroke,
Their hammers ring, their forges smoke-
They sit in honest labour.
Be proud, my Race, in mind and soul;
Thy name is writ on Glory's scroll
In characters of fire.
High 'mid the clouds of Fame's bright sky
Thy banner's blazoned folds now fly,
And truth shall lift them higher.
Thou hast the right to noble pride,
Whose spotless robes were purified
By blood's severe baptism.
Upon thy brow the cross was laid,
And labour's painful sweat-beads made
A consecrating chrism.
No other race, or white or black,
When bound as thou wert, to the rack,
So seldom stooped to grieving;
No other race, when free again,
Forgot the past and proved them men
So noble in forgiving.
Go on and up! Our souls and eyes
Shall follow thy continuous rise;
Our ears shall list thy story
From bards who from thy root shall spring,
And proudly tune their lyres to sing
Of Ethiopia's glory.
Dayton, Ohio
Green underlined words= Hopeful, new
Metaphor, through the hard times, prosperity was coming
Metaphor, land ruled by whites
Ethiopia is continue to advance/make progress, ascend to Heaven. Current people watch with eyes, follow ascension souls
Lived during realism, wrote like romanticist
Ethiopians are proud of race, despite white rule
Personification
Finally doing honest work, not slavery
Analysis
"Ode to Ethiopia"
Analysis
Literal Meaning: The Ethiopian race has overcome many hardships and should be praised.
Connection to Novel: Pride of African-Americans
In respectable fields/jobs
Tone: Admiration, glorious
-Change in tone, oppressed-free
Blue underlined words= Hopeful, new
Mood: Pride, respect, optimistic
Racial pride
They tread the fields where honour calls;
Their voices sound through senate halls
In majesty and power.
To right they cling; the hymns they sing
Up to the skies in beauty ring,
And bolder grow each hour.
Be proud, my Race, in mind and soul;
Thy name is writ on Glory's scroll
In characters of fire.
High 'mid the clouds of Fame's bright sky
Thy banner's blazoned folds now fly,
And truth shall lift them higher.
Thou hast the right to noble pride,
Whose spotless robes were purified
By blood's severe baptism.
Upon thy brow the cross was laid,
And labour's painful sweat-beads made
A consecrating chrism.
Diction: Formal, learned, old- fashion, connotative- religion
O Mother Race! to thee I bring This pledge of faith unwavering,
This tribute to thy glory.
I know the pangs which thou didst feel,
When Slavery crushed thee with its heel,
With thy dear blood all gory.
Sad days were those--ah, sad indeed!
But through the land the fruitful seed
Of better times was growing. The plant of freedom upward sprung,
And spread its leaves so fresh and young-
Its blossoms now are blowing.
On every hand in this fair land,
Proud Ethiope's swarthy children stand
Beside their fairer neighbor;
The forests flee before their stroke,
Their hammers ring, their forges smoke-
They sit in honest labour.
They tread the fields where honour calls;
Their voices sound through senate halls In majesty and power.
To right they cling; the hymns they sing
Up to the skies in beauty ring,
And bolder grow each hour.
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ethiopians recognized in Heaven, truth of their struggles and perseverance with enhanced honor
Theme: When people overcome extreme adversity to later achieve success, they are deserving of praise and should have pride.
Reference to Jesus
Reference to Christianity, pride is a sin, Ethiopians deserve to be proud
Poetic Devices: Metaphors, rhyme, personification, imagery