Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks Questions and Answers

In the poem To the Diaspora by Gwendolyn Brooks, what is "Afrika?"  

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What are some metaphors in "Children of the Poor" by Gwendolyn Brooks?

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How does Brooks's use of end rhyme and internal rhyme in "The Bean Eaters" contribute to the overall meaning of the poem?

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What poetic devices does Gwendolyn Brooks use in her poem "A Song in the Front Yard"?

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Compare and contrast the two poems "To be in Love" by Gwendolyn Brooks and "Love song: I and Thou" by Alan Dugan.

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According to the speaker of "The Sonnet-Ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks, why do people fight wars? Is it because they are forced to fight, see war as beautiful, believe in their religions, or want to protect their country?

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Gwendolyn Brooks' voice as a poet Gwendolyn Brooks' voice, as a poet, is multifunctional and multidimensional. Depending upon the focus of the poem, Brooks' voice can be soothing or demanding, angry or calm, happy or sad.  Her voice even changes dramatically within a given piece, the emotional pull, or the mood which she establishes so precisely.   Brooks seems to personify the essence of whatever character she is exampling in her poems. Typically, the voices of the poor in the inner city explode from the lines. what do u guys think... some examples

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Describe Gwendolyn Brooks' voice as a poet. Some examples, you know the drill.

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 How does Gwendolyn Brooks incorporate social issues in her writing? The postwar era was initially a period in which life, at least on the surface, seemed placid. By the end of the 1950s and into the 1960s, several undercurrents that were stirring in the previous decade began emerging into the mainstream discussions of America. These included race issues, the questioning of government, and emerging feminism.

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What are some of the associations you apply to the words and images of the poem "The Bean Eaters" by Gwendolyn Brooks?

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Can you assume that the girl in Gwendolyn Brook's poem, "a song in the front yard," is a white girl?

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Consider the poems of Gwendolyn Brooks. What portrait emerges of black urban life from the poems in the text?

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How does this quote relate to Social Justice? "We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond." - Gwendolyn Brooks

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How did the Black Arts Movement impact on Gwendolyn Brook's poetry?

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Thematically there are many similarities between Hughes and Brooks, but what makes her poetry different?

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