Harlem Renaissance Study Guide
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welchj70 on March 10, 2011
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Eighth Grade Humanities Prospect Sierra, English III
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1920s | the Harlem Renaissance occurred during this decade |
| 1930s | "The Great Depression" occurred during this decade |
| Louis Armstrong | a musician who rose to fame during the "Harlem Renaissance." |
| Langston Hughes | the first African-American author to support himself solely as a writer |
| Langston Hughes | wrote "Cora Unashamed" |
| Langston Hughes | wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" |
| Langston Hughes | wrote "The Weary Blues" |
| Countee Cullen | wrote "Any Human to Another" |
| onomatopoeia | Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. |
| dialect | I's gwine to quit ma frownin' |
| alliteration | Droning a drowsy syncopated tune |
| simile | Your grief and mine must intertwine like sea and river |
| personification | Joy may be shy, unique, friendly to a few |
| Claude McKay | wrote "The Tropics in New York" |
| Zora Neale Hurston | Dust Tracks on a Road is the autobiography of... |
| Josephine Baker | an entertainer from the "Harlem Renaissance" |
| Cotton Club | famous Harlem Renaissance Era night spot that was a "Jim Crow" club |
| Savoy Ballroom | famous Harlem Renaissance Era speakeasy |
| Pa Jenkins | drunk who ironically claims that his daughters are ruining his good name |
| Josephine | Cora's daughter who dies causing her first outburst |
| Jessie | Studevant daughter loved by Cora |
| Jessie | has to be taken to Kansas City for an "Easter shopping trip" |
| Celie | protagonist of "The Color Purple" |
| Nettie | separated from her sister by Mr. and grew up in Africa with her sister's children |
| Shug Avery | She is Celie's husband's mistress;Celie grows to love her also |
| Alice Walker | contemporary author who discovered the unmarked grave of Zora Neale Hurston |
| New Negro Movement | original name for what has come to be known as "The Harlem Renaissance" |
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