Question

How do we represent ourselves? What becomes important for others to know? The speaker in "Theme for English B" asks if the color of his skin affects his writing. This poem raises race questions --and questions of location and personal freedom-- and resolves them in its own way. It also raises the question of what is one’s true self. Answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. 1. What do you notice about the structure of the poem? What marks its beginning, middle, and end?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

1. The poem has 6 stanzas with a non-linear number of lines between them. The poet probably used this type of extruturing to maintain the disproportionate and non-linear character that the subject addressed in the poem requires. It is difficult to outline what is true for us, especially when you are in an environment that can be oppressive and racist at many times. The author shows that his opinions are strong, although they do not follow a linear pattern.

2. The beginning of the poem is market for the affirmation that if you write what comes from you, your writing will always be true. What marks the medium is the poet's reflection on what is inside him, what is the truth for him. What marks the end of the poem is the conclusion of the poet, about all this brainstorm that he just went through.