In Maya Angelou’s chapter “Graduation” from her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, symbols and literary devices affect the chapter in several ways. To begin, symbols represent the time period of the chapter. Moreover, foreshadowing and similes interpret the segragation within the chapter.
From the beginning, the Negro National Anthem contains a deeper meaning that represents the time period of the story. The Negro National Anthem displays the hardships of the African-American people during the 1940’s. The Anthem describes how “Stony the road [they] trod,” and how the African American population “Felt in the days when hope, unborn, [has] died,” page 5. This lyric represents the hardships and prejudice the African American people …show more content…
First off, foreshadowing develops a sense of eeriness to come in the chapter. From the beginning of the chapter, “ [Marguerite] had outdistanced unpleasant sensations by miles,” page 2. Always on her toes due to constant bigotry, Marguerite senses that Donleavy’s speech will not settle right with her before hand. Nevertheless, similes help display the inequality in the chapter. When Donleavy begins his commencement speech, his, “words fell like bricks around the auditorium and too many settled in [Marguerite’s] belly,” page 4. After Donleavy gave his speech, Marguerite senses the racism and discrimination behind his words. Although he recognizes the black school, he flaunts the Central School, or white school, in front of their faces. Literary devices, specifically foreshadowing and similes, develop a strong sense of inequality within the chapter. To conclude, symbols and literary devices influence the chapter, “Graduation”, in numerous fashions. First of all, the Negro National Anthem depicts the hardships and unity among the African American population. To continue, foreshadowing and similes illustrate the prejudice suffered within the chapter. Racist thoughts and actions suggest far more about the person they come from than the person they are directed
From the beginning, the Negro National Anthem contains a deeper meaning that represents the time period of the story. The Negro National Anthem displays the hardships of the African-American people during the 1940’s. The Anthem describes how “Stony the road [they] trod,” and how the African American population “Felt in the days when hope, unborn, [has] died,” page 5. This lyric represents the hardships and prejudice the African American people …show more content…
First off, foreshadowing develops a sense of eeriness to come in the chapter. From the beginning of the chapter, “ [Marguerite] had outdistanced unpleasant sensations by miles,” page 2. Always on her toes due to constant bigotry, Marguerite senses that Donleavy’s speech will not settle right with her before hand. Nevertheless, similes help display the inequality in the chapter. When Donleavy begins his commencement speech, his, “words fell like bricks around the auditorium and too many settled in [Marguerite’s] belly,” page 4. After Donleavy gave his speech, Marguerite senses the racism and discrimination behind his words. Although he recognizes the black school, he flaunts the Central School, or white school, in front of their faces. Literary devices, specifically foreshadowing and similes, develop a strong sense of inequality within the chapter. To conclude, symbols and literary devices influence the chapter, “Graduation”, in numerous fashions. First of all, the Negro National Anthem depicts the hardships and unity among the African American population. To continue, foreshadowing and similes illustrate the prejudice suffered within the chapter. Racist thoughts and actions suggest far more about the person they come from than the person they are directed