Monday, December 12, 2011

Ain't I a Woman

1.Who is the "man" to which the author refers?
The man that the author refers to is to white people.
2.What is the author alluding to,"or over mud puddles"?
The author means that when elegant women's get respected b y every guy but she doesn't and isn't she a women too.
3.What does the author mean,'I have plowed and planted"?
The author means that she can plowed and plant as hard and better than a man she is strong and hard worker like a man.
4.Explain the line,"And no man could head me."?
The author means that she can do better than a man but no man helps her out.
5.Who is the "little man in black" to which the author refers to?
The little man i n black that the author refers to is the preacher of the church.
6.To what famous moment is the author alluding?
The famous moment that the author is alluding to is to the birth of Jesus Christ.
7.To what other famous moment is the author alluding to?
The author is alluding to Eva the first women god create and she bite the apple and turn the world upside down so any women has the power to do anything they want.
8.What 'call to action" is the author putting forth for all the women to embrace if the world is to be turned "right side up again"?
That women can be powerful if they work together and they can get equal rights for them.
9.What is your impression of the author of this poem after exploring some of the allusions in her poem "Ain't i a women?"
My impression of this poem is that she is strong and powerful and women can do the same thing a man can do.Not only because their a women that docent mean that they can't do what a man dose

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