Harlem Renaissance Unit Test Poetry Themes
“Dream Variation”
Aspirations
“Elevator Boy”
Lack of economic opportunities
“For a Lady I Know”
Racism reflected in religion
“Golgotha is a Mountain”
Racial / religious persecution
“Harlem Wine”
Life neglected due to racism
“Hatred”
Rejection of/ by race, religion, or rejected lover
“I, Too”
Pride in self
“Incident”
Traumatic experience
“Long Gone”
Freedom/ lack of roots
“Red Silk Stockings”
Assimilation
“Song”
Enslavement/ freedom
“Southern Road”
Duality/ nationalism
“Tableau”
Non- traditional couples
“The Day Breaker”
Call for action/ militancy
“The Negro Speaks of River”
Experiences deepened the soul
Harlem Renaissance Unit Test Poetry Themes. (2017, Aug 29). Retrieved from https://artscolumbia.org/harlem-renaissance-unit-test-poetry-themes-15537/