ENG 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jeremiad, Middle Ages
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Fallen asleep in the middle of work. In his dream, he goes back to africa his home land : most slaves are born in the united states at this time, but citizens in new england citizens don"t know this. In africa, he is considered a king, but in the united states is considered a slave: cries about his queen/children he"s left behind. Differing rhyme scheme with internal rhymes within the lines. Recolonizing africa through the poem: making it recognizable to his white audience. Colonization goal: end slavery and send all slaves back to africa: colonization is a racist ideology in itself, assumption: every slave wants to go back to africa. Liberia"s capital: monrovia: formed by free blacks who were forced to go back to africa. Dreams inspire his soul to leave his body: he cannot imagine a free black man in america. Shift in presidency fugitive slave act: related to dred scott case, a state"s issue became a federal issue.
