Poetry Analysis: The Mother of the Movement

Question 1

What diction is used to help the reader understand the inequality of segregation?

Accepted Answer

mule, handcuffs, slap

Question 2

What sense does the poet mainly employ in her use of imagery?

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sight

Question 3

Why is Rosa Parks referred to as "The Mother of the Movement?"

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She sparked change by refusing to leave her seat

Question 4

An extended metaphor is used in the last lines. What is the Civil Rights Movement compared to?

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a flowering plant

Question 5

"...she is not budging for Jim Crow..." is an example of...

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an allusion

Question 6

The speaker of the poem is...

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the speaker is unknown and shows admiration for Rosa Parks

Question 7

What is the theme of the poem?

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You must stand up for what you believe in., One small act can lead to big change.

Question 8

The imagery in "facing handcuffs" shows the reader that...

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Rosa knows her actions may cause her to be arrested

Question 9

"Downtown twinkles with Christmas lights." This sentence is an example of...

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imagery, allusion

Question 10

By giving "that mule a slap," Rosa Parks is actually...

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standing up for her equal rights

Question 11

Jim Crow refers to...

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laws that made segregation legal

Question 12

The setting of the poem is...

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in a bus during winter, a time when segregation was legal

Question 13

"Rosa...gives that mule a slap." What mule is the speaker referring to?

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a figurative mule

Question 14

"Segregation is a stubborn old mule..." This statement is an example of a...

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metaphor

Question 15

What was Rosa's job at the time of her arrest?

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a seamstress

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