Historical perspective : America

1. I, too sing America: Langston Hughes

1.1. Mood DE:I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong.

1.2. The mood- the mood is not happy and it is dark

1.3. Tone- in the poem is not very happy

1.4. Tone DE: I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong.

1.5. This poem is about a slave that works in a mans house. The slave is trying to say that he WILL not stand away and eat in the kitchen BUT he will sit with the company and do what he wants.

2. "I hear America singing" by: Walt Witman

2.1. tone: appreciative

2.2. mood: peaceful, and melodious

2.3. Mood DE: I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong

2.4. Tone DE: Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

3. Created By: Nathan B.Sprock and Nick Greco