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  1. Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson is a poem dedicated to the African American community in order to motivate the new generations of their community to have a strong voice and face the hardships. It encourages them to not forget the God that was with them all along and the people whoRead more

    Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson is a poem dedicated to the African American community in order to motivate the new generations of their community to have a strong voice and face the hardships. It encourages them to not forget the God that was with them all along and the people who died for their freedom.

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  1. The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is aabccbddee. However, it changes in the next stanzas. Lift Every Voice and Sing Summary  

    The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is aabccbddee. However, it changes in the next stanzas.

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  1. Alliteration: Alliteration, ie, repetition of consonant sounds in succession. In this poem, /wh/ sound is repeated in the last line of the second stanza. Assonance: Assonance is repeated vowel sounds, in this poem, /i/in line 3 of first stanza and /ou/ sound in line 6 of the same stanza. Consonance:Read more

    1. Alliteration: Alliteration, ie, repetition of consonant sounds in succession. In this poem, /wh/ sound is repeated in the last line of the second stanza.
    2. Assonance: Assonance is repeated vowel sounds, in this poem, /i/in line 3 of first stanza and /ou/ sound in line 6 of the same stanza.
    3. Consonance: Repetition of consonant sounds in the same verse, in line 1 of stanza two, /d/ sound is repeated.
    4. Simile: Comparison between an object and a person, in this poem, line 5 and 6 uses simile.
    5. Anaphora: Emphasis on a certain expression through repetition, in this poem, line 7 and 8 of first stanza repeat “sing a song” to provide a greater impact.
    6. Enjambment: Unusual line breaks that do not convey a meaning till the next verse is read. In this poem, lines 4 and 5 of the last stanza show Enjambment.

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