Question

Think about the title of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson. What is the difference between “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and, for example, “Lift Your Voice and Sing?” How does that affect the appeal of the song? How does the writer use figurative language and tone to explore his subject and create meaning? Write a short literary analysis in which you analyze the tone and language of the song and craft an argument about whether they are effective in expressing the songwriter’s meaning. Use what you have learned about finding and citing textual evidence to support your claim and explain your ideas.

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“Lift every Voice and Sing” ,is the Negro National.Black people chose this song as the National Anthem because Weldon talks about everything that was done wrong to African American Slaves and how they always had faith in god and never forgot where they came from. “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, is a song about African Americans violent past and bright future.Weldon wrote this song to shine light on African Americans and their past to show people how determined and strong we are.

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Answer 2

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This wants you to write a paragraph meaning, to look back at the text evidence.

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