Douglass Analysis

Author: Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar Type: Poetry Views: 1269

Ah, Douglass we have fall'n on evil days,
Such days as thou, not even thou didst know,
When thee, the eyes of that harsh long ago
Saw, salient, at the cross of devious ways,
And all the country heard thee with amaze.
Not ended then, the passionate ebb and flow,
The awful tide that battled to and fro;
We ride amid a tempest of dispraise.

Now, when the waves of swift dissension swarm,
And Honor, the strong pilot lieth stark,
Oh, for thy voice high-sounding o'er the storm,
For thy strong arm to guide the shivering bark,
The blast-defying power of thy form,
To give us comfort through the lonely dark.

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But how can Douglass be the Pilot of such days because isn't the poem talking about future America, which is probably far beyond Douglass' time? Maybe they mean his ideals will be carried on through others who are similar to him, who share the same fierce feelings of opinion.

| Posted on 2009-10-26 | by a guest

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this poem is about how even though america has gotten past its days of slavery, there are still dark days ahead. There is still racism and segregation that goes on, but Douglass will be the "pilot" that will lead them through this storm.

| Posted on 2009-06-03 | by a guest

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