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Works Cited

"Ode to Ethiopia"

Dunbar's life

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

"Ode to Ethiopia"

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

  • "I was no longer simply a member of the proud graduating class of 1940. I was a proud member of the wonderful, beautiful Negro race"(134).
  • "Champion of the world. A black boy. Some black mother's son. He was the strongest man in the world. People drank Coca-Cola like ambrosia and ate candy bars like Christmas"(136).
  • "She comprehended the diversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy"(268).
  • "Without willing it, I had gone from being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware"(271).

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

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