This is my analysis lanuge of the poem, please give me your opinions and also help me correct all the mistakes that you catch. Thank you very much.

Burry Me in a Free Land is one of Frances E. W. Harpers’ poems that I choose to analyze. This poem is its chosen because title interested me, and the language looks simple and formal than some of the other poems. In addition, Harper did not use too many archaic words in her writing, so I thought it might be easier for me to understand and to analyze than the others might. In this poem, she did not use any inverted syntax. Harper used eight four-line stanzas, and they are couplets rhyme. They are also iambic pertameter.

Although Harper did not use any kind of archaic or elevated diction of language, her poem is still hard to understand at some points. For example, the words “coffle gang” in the second line of the third stanza and in the last sentence of the fifth stanza, “bound afresh”, I was wondering what they meant. In the first line of the ninth stanza, it got my attention because she used the word “bloated” very strange: “I would sleep, dear friends, where bloated might.” I was curious why she used the word “bloated” in this sentence; until this point, I do not have an answer for my inquisitiveness, yet I think it is interesting. Another example that she did not write in literally is the word “arrest” from the second line of the last stanza. These are the two has effected on my reading most. It is also motivating that she lets us see the pain and terror of slavery, words that stood out: “blood hounds seizing their human prey” “young girls from their mothers arms bartered and sold for their youthful charms.” By her comparison between the “mother’s shriek” as “a curse on the trembling air,” and “babes torn” with “like trembling doves from their parent nest,” Harper lets us see the pain and terror of slavery, and the phrases would send quivers up anybody’s spine.

The content of this poem is like a play because all the tragedies appear in my thoughts along as I read. In this poem, Harper is taking on herself as the key speaker because she expresses her hatred against the institution of slavery and protests inequality among people. She not only wants to be buried in a land without slaves but also wants slavery to never return again. By reading the title, Bury me in a free land, most of us know she is telling us right away that slavery is a very bad thing. She wants to be buried in a land where there was no slavery. In the first stanza, Harper wants to tell us that slavery is wrong and that there is nothing worse than slavery. She says that she would rather be buried in the “humblest of earth’s graves” than be buried in a land where slavery reigned. She is speaking of equality for all and slavery gone and never returning. In the second, third and four stanzas, she repeats, “I could not” three times in a roll to make very strong and significant point of view that she is speaking against prejudice and discrimination. However, she also used the allusion to make us think about the tragedies happening to the slaves more than bringing up her point in these three stanzas.

I think this poem does an outstanding job of getting inside the mind of a slave. One can clearly feel the fear of a slave in this poem because Harper masterly uses diction to portray slavery. During her life time, the slaves, and herself, could not tell people what they wanted, so Harper wrote this poem for two reasons. She wants to tell us that the slaves could write the perfect poems like anyone else; secondly, she uses this poem to speak up for herself and on the behalf other thousands of other slaves that they would rather be out of the bounds of slavery.

Tina

Hi, I only got through 3/4ths of it. Ive got a bad headache but if you like the ideas let me know and I can take a look at the rest. I don't know if what I wrote is at all what yuor looking for but at least its another perspective. I indented my marks underneath what you had written so hopefully you can tell mine from yours. Sounds like a good poem and good luck.




Burry Me in a Free Land is one of Frances E. W. Harpers’ poems that I choose to analyze.
Captivated by the title, I chose to analyze Frances E.W. Harper’s poem “Burry me in a Free Land”. With its eloquent, yet simple language, this poem evoked my interest.

This poem is its chosen because title interested me, and the language looks simple and formal than some of the other poems. In addition, Harper did not use too many archaic words in her writing, so I thought it might be easier for me to understand and to analyze than the others might.
Harper’s disuse of archaic words gives the poem a simple, concise nature, making analysis a less burdensome task.



In this poem, she did not use any inverted syntax. Harper used eight four-line stanzas, and they are couplets rhyme. They are also iambic pentameter.
“Burry me in a free land” was written in eight four-line stanzas in which the couplets rhyme. Harper also uses iambic pentameter while she chose not to use any inverted syntax.

Although Harper did not use any kind of archaic or elevated diction of language, her poem is still hard to understand at some points. For example, the words “coffle gang” in the second line of the third stanza and in the last sentence of the fifth stanza, “bound afresh”, I was wondering what they meant.
Even though Harper did not use archaic wording or elevated diction, her poem is far from straight forward. She uses such lines as “coffle gang” in the second line of the third stanza. Also in the last sentence of the fifth stanza she uses the phrase “bound afresh”. Both of these are difficult phrases to understand.

In the first line of the ninth stanza, it got my attention because she used the word “bloated” very strange: “I would sleep, dear friends, where bloated might.” I was curious why she used the word “bloated” in this sentence; until this point, I do not have an answer for my inquisitiveness, yet I think it is interesting. Another example that she did not write in literally is the word “arrest” from the second line of the last stanza. These are the two has effected on my reading most.
A great point of confusion in her poem is her use of the word “bloated”. She wrote “ I would sleep, dear friends, where bloated might.” Her unique use of this word arouses interest but allows for no clear-cut explanation as to the use. The second greatest point of confusion is Harper’s use of the word “arrest” in the second line of the last stanza.

It is also motivating that she lets us see the pain and terror of slavery, words that stood out: “blood hounds seizing their human prey” “young girls from their mothers arms bartered and sold for their youthful charms.” By her comparison between the “mother’s shriek” as “a curse on the trembling air,” and “babes torn” with “like trembling doves from their parent nest,” Harper lets us see the pain and terror of slavery, and the phrases would send quivers up anybody’s spine.
Harper’s uses of descriptive words portray the cruel bitterness of slavery and give insight into the pain and terror of this atrocity. Words that convey this are “blood hounds seizing their human prey” “young girls from their mothers arms bartered and sold for their youthful charms.” Her portrayal of the “mother’s shriek” as “a curse on the trembling air” and the simile of “babes torn like trembling doves from their parent’s nest” both show what a horrifying tragedy slavery really was. Harper’s words send quivers up the spine.


Te content of this poem is like a play because all the tragedies appear in my thoughts along as I read. In this poem, Harper is taking on herself as the key speaker because she expresses her hatred against the institution of slavery and protests inequality among people. She not only wants to be buried in a land without slaves but also wants slavery to never return again. By reading the title, Bury me in a free land, most of us know she is telling us right away that slavery is a very bad thing. She wants to be buried in a land where there was no slavery. In the first stanza, Harper wants to tell us that slavery is wrong and that there is nothing worse than slavery. She says that she would rather be buried in the “humblest of earth’s graves” than be buried in a land where slavery reigned. She is speaking of equality for all and slavery gone and never returning. In the second, third and four stanzas, she repeats, “I could not” three times in a roll to make very strong and significant point of view that she is speaking against prejudice and discrimination. However, she also used the allusion to make us think about the tragedies happening to the slaves more than bringing up her point in these three stanzas.

I think this poem does an outstanding job of getting inside the mind of a slave. One can clearly feel the fear of a slave in this poem because Harper masterly uses diction to portray slavery. During her life time, the slaves, and herself, could not tell people what they wanted, so Harper wrote this poem for two reasons. She wants to tell us that the slaves could write the perfect poems like anyone else; secondly, she uses this poem to speak up for herself and on the behalf other thousands of other slaves that they would rather be out of the bounds of slavery.

Tina

Hi lepard52!

Today (Tuesday), I go back to this page without any reason because I already turned my paper in yesterday. Somehow, I still wanna go back to see that anyone puts som inputs in. Then I see your message, I am very glad. But guess what? Everything is late now. That's sad. You will be very surprise to hear this too, I already got my paper back. I got a C+, which is better than last time. I've wished you saw my message earlier, then maybe I probaly could earn a better grade with our help. So, you don't have to spend more time on this essay. I still have three more to go. I will have to turn in one essay for every two weeks. Um, so if you will be able to help me, can you give me your e-mail address? If you don't like to give it in the public, then I will give out mine. Or else, please come back this site sometime next week, like Mon or Tues because I will turn another paper in next Friday. Thank you for your help.

Tina.

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