How did the goals of U.S. and Soviet foreign policy differ after World War II?

How did the Hungarian and Suez crises of 1956 intensify Cold War tensions?

How was Eisenhower's approach to foreign affairs different from that of Truman's?

Use a chart like the one shown to identify elements in the poems that reflect the multiple themes of racial identity, pride, and perseverance. Record words or phrases for each poem under the themes that they support.

(a) Describe the speaker of "Dream Variations."

(b) Which details in the poem support your description?

What can you infer about the identity and emotions of the speaker in "I, Too"?

(a) Who is the speaker of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers?"

(b) How does the title help you identify the speaker? Explain.

(a) What words of emotion does the speaker use in "Refugee in America"?

(b) In what way do these emotions contribute to the mood conveyed by the poem? Explain.

(a) In "Refugee in America," what is the speaker's reaction to words like freedom and liberty?

(b) In what way does the title of the poem connect these words to the poem itself?

(a) In "Dream Variations," what does the speaker want to do till the "white" day is done?

(b) What double meaning can you identify in the phrase "white day"?

Why does the speaker in "I, Too" have to eat in the kitchen when company comes? What does eating in the kitchen illustrate? What is the significance of the fact that the speaker does not eat in the kitchen when company is not there?

(a) Why does the speaker in "I, Too" have to eat in the kitchen when company comes?

(b) What does eating in the kitchen represent?

(a) In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," which four rivers does the speaker mention?

(b) What does the age of these rivers imply about people of African ancestry?

(a) What do the people who "sleep completely" believe?

(b) What do those who "sleep twice" experience?

(c) Who might "they" refer to in line 22?