imagery, metaphor, tone, symbol of the revolution will not be televised

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Bookmarks Window Help III ilearn.laccd.edu https://www... www.pierce... https://www... Essay #2 Fin... A-Z Databa... Gale OneFil... write up Essay #2: Poetry 2 Topic: Write a 4-5 paragraph academic essay that explains how one of the poems we studied this semester uses specific literary tools (like imagery, metaphor, symbol, and/or tone) to communicate its overall message or meaning. Use at least 2 outside sources from the Pierce College Library Databases to back up your argument. You must properly quote and cite what you borrow. Thesis! Your thesis should tell: 1. Establish an overall meaning or message of the poem 2. Explain why/how the author wrote the poem the way he or she did. 3. Identify the literary tool(s) that create that meaning (imagery, metaphor, symbol, tone...) REQUIRED ELEMENTS: • An introductory strategy • Thesis • Body paragraphs with 8-12 sentences, properly structured. • Use 2 quotes per paragraph to provide evidence about what the author did or didn't do • For every one sentence of quote, include at least 2 sentences of analysis • For best results, each paragraph should contain one quote from the poem and one quote from an outside source. • A concluding strategy The essay must be 4-5 paragraphs minimum, typed, and double spaced in MLA format. • Include a works cited page. • The essay must maintain formal academic tone Important Tips! 17,536 23 Bookmarks Window Help MIL ilearn.laccd.edu https://www... www.pierce... https://www... Essay #2 Fin... A-Z Databa... Gale OneFilm. write up 4 - Essay #2: Poetry Topic: Write a 4-5 paragraph academic essay that explains how one of the poems we studied this semester uses specific literary tools (like imagery, metaphor, symbol, and/or tone) to communicate its overall message or meaning. Use at least 2 outside sources from the Pierce College Library Databases to back up your argument. You must properly quote and cite what you borrow. Thesis! Your thesis should tell: 1. Establish an overall meaning or message of the poem 2. Explain why/how the author wrote the poem the way he or she did. 3. Identify the literary tool(s) that create that meaning (imagery, metaphor, symbol, tone...) REQUIRED ELEMENTS: • An introductory strategy • Thesis • Body paragraphs with 8-12 sentences, properly structured. • Use 2 quotes per paragraph to provide evidence about what the author did or didn't do o For every one sentence of quote, include at least 2 sentences of analysis o For best results, each paragraph should contain one quote from the poem and one quote from an outside source. • A concluding strategy • The essay must be 4-5 paragraphs minimum, typed, and double spaced in MLA format. • Include a works cited page. • The essay must maintain formal academic tone Important Tips! 23 MacBook Air
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a poem presented as a song by Gil Scott-Heron.
The poem was included in his 1970 album, and congas and bongo drums accompany the lyrics.
The message in this poem is informative as it describes the political state of the united states of
America during the reign of president Nixon. "The revolution will not show you pictures of
Nixon Blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John Mitchel" (""the Revolution Will Not Be
Televised" Search"). The poem also explains the nature of the media during that time, where it
captured and televised everything except that which was in the hearts of the people. This poem
was born during the black revolution, and it explains everything that was bound to happen and
everything the media left out, this keeping people in the dark. The poem is educative,
informative, and it reminds the readers of an era when the revolution was much needed, but the
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