1) "Swamp Dog" by Kwame Dawes
2) This poem is told through the eyes of african american females. The main point is that these girls are overlooked because they are very hard working and do not act like the typical 'white girls'. Guys do not give them any attention since they are not the prototypical, prim and proper girl. Despite this they keep their heads up knowing that their situation will only get better. By remaining true to themselves good things will happen to them.
3) Lines 5-8
4) The girls appear to be envious of the attention that the 'other girls' get from the boys in lines 1-4. They are frustrated that they are not treated fairly and that their hard work goes unnoticed in lines 5-10.
5) This poem does use rhyme and rhythm which is used to get the authors point across.
6) The features that I have identified in 4 and 5 contribute to the poems overall meaning and theme. Despite their obvious inferiority the white girls they know that the grass is greener on the other side. As long they continue to persevere things will turn out in their favor.
Thesis: This paper will argue that through hard work and perserverance all things all possible. These African American girls are under the radar and no one pays them any mind but one day they will rise up and overcome.
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Ryan,
It is good that, you have formulated the main point of the poem as well as chose a passage for close reading. However, are you sure that this is the section that reflects the main point best of all? What words/expressions show that “The girls appear to be envious”, that “they are not treated fairly and that their hard work goes unnoticed”? What kind of effect exactly is created by the rhyme and rhythm in order “to get the authors point across” in those particular lines and elsewhere in the poem?
Also, your thesis is about the message of the whole poem rather than about the message of the lines you chose for your close reading.
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