Bronx Masquerade Review (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

DEFINE:

Alliteration -

Simile -

Metaphor -

Personification -

Tone -

POETRY ANALYSIS:

Long Live Langston

1. “You were a pied piper” is an example of what

by Wesley Boone

type of figurative language?

a. alliteration

b. simile

Trumpeter of Lenox and 7th

c. metaphor

d. personification

through Jesse B. Semple,

you simply celebrated

2. “You simply celebrated Blues and Be-bop and

Blues and Be-bop

and being Black before

being Black before it was considered hip.” is an

it was considered hip.

example of what type of figurative language?

You dipped into

a. alliteration

b. simile

the muddy waters

c. metaphor

d. personification

of the Harlem River

and shouted "taste and see"

that we Black folk be good

3. “Harlem streets you knew like the black of your

at fanning hope

hand” is an example of what type of figurative

and stoking the fires

language?

of dreams deferred.

a. alliteration

b. simile

You made sure

the world heard

c. metaphor

d. personification

about the beauty of

maple sugar children, and the

4. What do “maple sugar children” refer to?

artfully tattooed back of Black

a. sweet and kind kids

sailors venturing out

to foreign places.

b. kids who gather sap to make maple sugar

Your Sweet Flypaper of Life

c. Black children

led us past the Apollo and on

d. Hispanic children

through 125th and all the other

Harlem streets you knew like

5. What is the tone of Wesley’s poem?

the black of your hand.

You were a pied-piper, brother man

a. admiring

with poetry as your flute.

b. dreamy

It's my honor and pleasure to salute

c. joy

You, a true Renaissance man

d. critical

of Harlem.

SHORT ANSWER:

In Janelle’s “Inside” poem, what is the teenage issue that she confronts? Include three phrases or lines

from the poem to support your opinion.

Which character did you like the best? Why? Give specific examples from the text to support your

opinion. This should be a well-developed answer.

Why do you think the book is titled Bronx Masquerade? Explain your answer by giving specific examples

from the text for support. This should be a well-developed answer.

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