Apartheid poem- thematic connections_6D by Claire Morris https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1 analysis of the protest poem en-us 2020-11-16 15:43:42 UTC 2025-10-22 11:56:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Instructions for group response to analysis of the protest poem... clairemorris4 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/927697036
  • Read the poem.
  • How does this poem connect with the themes / issues in the stories we are reading?
  • Explain the irony within the poem.
  • How would you describe the tone? 
  • Does the tone change from the beginning to the end of the poem?
  • How could this be considered a “protest poem?”
  • Why do you think the poet wrote this poem?
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    2. Elisa: The poem connects to the theme of the noose, because, there they were disrespected by their race. How? Because they were asked to move to a new "town", like if you were white you stayed there if you were coloured you moved father and if you were black you moved even father. While in this poem it said that he was stopped every once in a while to check and to see that he actually "existed". So, yes the both have the same theme, but are described in different ways.
    3. Elisa: Were not totally sure but, we think that there are two irony's in this poem which are really connected so you could say one. One of them could be, when the author writes, "Ha! Ha! I know who you are; beneath those fine cloths it tacks the heart of a thief!" The second one is,  this person thinks that only because of his race he is a thief, even though he is dressed  like a gentleman.
    4. Isabel: We think the tone of this poem sounds annoyed and frustrated. We think that because, when he meet's the police men he is angry, annoyed, depressed,  and frustrated because how the policemen treat's him differently because of his race, and this is another example of racism.
    5. Elisa: At the begging the tone is more of an annoyed because, yeah he was asked to show he "existed" but than when he is asked where he was going and this person said "Ha! Ha! I know who you are; beneath those fine cloths it tacks the heart of a thief!" than that's when we think he get's frustrated, and we  guess disrespected too.  
    6. Isabel: We think this could be a protest poem because of how the man was accused of being a thief and considered apartheid.
    7. Isabel: We think the author wrote this poem because he wanted to make a difference and  start a protest against racism.
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    2- We think this poem connects to the theme of the noose, because in the story the noose, they were disrespected because of their race.

    3- So the irony that the author used in the short story, was when he was dressed like a man and was insulted for being a thief.

    4- The tone of the poem sounds heartbroken and annoyed.

    5- We believe that in the beginning of the poem it looks like the poet was  tired, and in the end he sounded annoyed.

    6- We think this could be a protest poem because the man was considered apartheid by white people and was accused of being a thief.

    7- We think the poet wrote this poem because he wanted to pretest the need to stop apartheid.  

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    2) we think that this poem connects to the theme of Apartheid, Racism and the story the Noose
    3) the irony of the poem that the author used was that he was an actual kind and nice person who was accused as a criminal. So this shows Discrimination and Racism.
    4) the tone of the poem is oppression.
    5)the tone changes because in the beginning it started being sweet and then it started being sour And upsetting.
    6) And 7)because  of his skin color his boss taught he was a thief. This could be considered as a protest poem because the poet wanted to tell the  world how bad apartheid and racism is.  ]]>     2020-11-16 16:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/927911809     Nico-Nicholas https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/927912424 1. Done
    2.  We think this poem relates Apartheid by showing how you needed to carry around a book to show your RACE and how if you were black people would treat you like a criminal.
    3. Something ironic is that the man is dressed like a gentleman but is treated like a criminal.
    4. We think the tone is annoyed because this guy has to put up with so much disrespect.
    5. We believe the tone changes because in the beginning he talks about dressing like a gentleman and is probably happy but later on he is being Oppressed by the white community so he probably feels annoyed.
    6.  We think this could be a protest poem because it explains why people dont like apartheid showing the clear reasons on why they want to stop apartheid.
    7. We think the poet wrote this poem because he was wanting to stop apartheid and make a diffrence.]]>     2020-11-16 16:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/927912424     Mel, Lucas gr339077_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/927918118 1. Done
    2.  We think that this poem connects with the stories because black people had to carry around a paper showing what race they are. This connects with the Noose. And white looked down on them just because of their skin. And this to one day lily.
    3. Even if a black people are dressed expensively they are still treated poorly. They Discriminate the black people because of their Race and don't even think twice about it.
    4. The tone feels hopeful, bitter, sad and depressed. 
    5. Yes at the beginning the tone was hopeful then towards the middle he became bitter and at the end he was bitter and sad.
    6. Throughout the poem he said how people treated him and how they discriminated even though he did nothing wrong but they still saw him as a thief. so this poem speaks out what is happening and how he was oppressed.
    7.  The poet wrote this poem to speak out about what is happening and that this behavior towards black people is unacceptable and that it's horrible this is happening. He showed how white supremacy was wrong. He wanted to educate people say that this is not right. Everyone should be treated fairly no matter their race. 
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    2-How does this poem connect to the theme of racism?
    The poem connects to the theme of racism because even though the black man did absolutely nothing, the madam thinks that he is a thief.
    3-Explain the irony within the poem.
    We believe that teh irony7 on the poem is that the black man that wheres a suit with a tie(super formal clothing) and still is thought to be a thief.
    4-How would you describe the tone?
    We believe that the tone within the poem is protestive tone.
    5-Dose the tone change from the beginning to the end of the poem?
    We think that in the begining, the tone is more of a routine, but toeards the end, it becomes a more severe tone, with the women accusing him to be a thief.
    6-How could this be considered a protestive poem?
    The poem can have a protest tone because the quote "to be scrutinized and given the nod" sounds more like a disagreement and a protest.
    7-Why do you think the poet wrote this poem?
    Its a form of manifesto to say why apartheid and racism was/is bad and to show that specially to white, privileged peopele.
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    2. The poem connects to the stories we are reading, because just like when Caroline thought Uncle Max was a burgular, the woman in the poem also thinks he's a theif. And the poem and the stories connect because they both talk about Aparthied and discrimination.
    3. At the time and now at days, people still think Black people are theifs. This shows how the Black community suffers descrimination because of their race.
    4. The tone of the poem sounds tierd, bitter, depressing, and a little hopful.
    5. At the begining of the poem, he sounds a little more hopeful, but more towards the middle and the end he seems to get tired and sad, like his life is a loop with the same depressing story.
    6.  The poet is explaining how the Black comminity faced opression by white supremesy.
    7. The poet wrote this poem to give us insight of how his life is because of Aparthied and distriminatory behavior towards the Black community. I belive he wanted to shed light on this, and hopefuly educate people and change the world, hopefuly stop white supremacy and racisim.

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    2- (Juliana's part) I think the poem is connects of One day lily one day because there both accused and injusted. By that time both of them did not have freedom because of apartheid. 

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    2-We all agree that the poem connects with the story of one day lily one day because,
    the poem is talking about a black man and how he is not 
    being respected just by the fact of he being black .
    we know that because the police officer prejudges him by saying what do you want in a very  bitter tone. this poem is connected to the story because the black men are both thought as thieves

    3-In the poem,
    The main character is considered a thief according to what the woman said in he story.

    4-We would describe it as a 
    reflective poem for racist people as even with such clothes,
    The woman still considers him a thief only by the fact of him being white.

    5-Yes because the men starts the story dressing himself up ends with a woman calling him a thief even in such a fancy suit

    6- It is a protest poem indeed for the racist as it shows that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

    7-The author could have wrote what he saw in the streets or something that happened to him.

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    2-We all agree that the poem connects with the story of one day lily one day because, the poem is talking about Rascisam. We know that because the police officer prejudges a black man by saying what do you want in a very  bitter tone. This poem is connected to the story because in the poem ans story the both black men are thought as thieves.

    3- The irony in the poem is that the charecter is black and he is dressed like a gentelman to see if like that he whould get the same respect as white ones. But it didint changed, even though he was dressed buetifuly he was treated horably.

    4- We think that the tone of the story is,
    Hopefully,Regretful

    5-  Yes because in the start everything is in one way but in the end everything changes to worst, the men is bieng treated badly because of his skin.

    6- It is a protest poem indeed for the racist as it shows that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

    7- We think that the poet wrote this peom to change peoples mind, to meke people think of the bad things that happened back than not only in Africa but in other countrys as well.

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    2- (Trevor's part)The poem connects to One day lily one day, in the story it shows how Uncle Max was judged because of and never had freedom, he was accused for being a burglar based off RACE. He lost his job and lost his income, because of the DISCRIMINATION and OPPRESSION  times during apartheid.
    3-  (Trevor's part)In the poem the character's skin color is black, he dresses up in a suit to be treated with respected but based of his skin color people white people think that he is a crook and a really bad person. This continuous around the world today, the black community don't have privilege! And the white community needs to realize that they have privilege and its toxic.
    4- (Trevor's part) The tone of the whole story is Happy, Hopeful, Dejected, Regretful and Down hearted.
    5- (Trevor's part)In the story the tone in the beginning is happy and excited, but based off his skin color he is not treated equally. When he is walking around the tone of the story turns sad and dark. The voice of the lady not allowing a black person cross the other side was happy, and evil. Her tone showed how hurting a black mans feeling made her day. Nowadays, Your tone of how you speak and treat can get you into consequences.
    6- (Trevor's part)  In this poem, the author wanted to show you want was a day in the life for a black person. They were sick of how they were treated, now riots and riots are happening all over the U.S. They are sick of it, they warned you. But your a bit too late.
    7- (Trevor's part)Again, The author wrote this poem to show the inequalities of the daily life of a black man. We need to change, we need to fight for what's right! We need to make a difference we still have time, now is our chance.]]>     2020-11-17 18:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/933134937     Daniel x2 gr325924_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/9dopt74gl0un9kt1/wish/933139729 1-Done
    2-How does this poem connect to the theme of RACISM?
    The poem connects to the theme of racism because even though the black man did absolutely nothing, the madam thinks that he is a thief.
    3-Explain the irony within the poem.
    We believe that the irony in the poem is that even if the black man where's a suit with a tie(super formal clothing)  is still  thought to be a thief.
    4-How would you describe the tone?
    We believe that the tone within the poem is protestive tone.
    5-Dose the tone change from the beginning to the end of the poem?
    We think that in the begining, the tone is more of a routine, but towards the end, it becomes a more severe tone, with the women accusing him to be a thief.
    6-How could this be considered a protestive poem?
    The poem can have a protest tone because the quote "to be scrutinized and given the nod" sounds more like a disagreement and a protest. Again, DESCRIMINATION.
    7-Why do you think the poet wrote this poem?
    Its a form of manifesto to say why apartheid and RACISM was/is bad and to show that specially to WHITE, PRIVILEDGED peopele.
    8-Done
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