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Second Read
• Reread the poem to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
4. Key Ideas and Details: As an allegory representing the death of Abraham Lincoln, who does the Captain represent? What does the ship represent? What does the trip or voyage represent?
5. Craft and Structure: How does Whitman establish the same mood of sorrow and hope in his poem as Dr. Gurley does in his sermon? Explain by choosing a line that represents the mood.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• The next two texts are about Frederick Douglass. One is a poem written as a tribute. The other is an excerpt from Douglass’s autobiography. Underline words and phrases that link Douglass to the concept of a hero.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
my Notes
About the Author
Robert Hayden (1913–1980) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He had a life-long love of literature and became a teacher and writer. Through his work for the Federal Writers’ Project in the 1930s, he studied African-American history and folk life, both of which became inspirations for his works of poetry. Slavery and emancipation were recurring themes in his work.
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