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Analyzed by: Megan Taylor

The Paradox. Analyzed by: Megan Taylor. *The Paradox ; Paul Laurence Dunbar . Battle and war are my minions, Doing my will as divine ; I am the calmer of passions, Peace is a nursling of mine . Speak to me gently or curse me, Seek me or fly from my sight ;

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Analyzed by: Megan Taylor

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  1. The Paradox Analyzed by: Megan Taylor

  2. *The Paradox; Paul Laurence Dunbar Battle and war are my minions, Doing my will as divine; I am the calmer of passions, Peace is a nursling of mine. Speak to me gently or curse me, Seek me or fly from my sight; I am thy fool in the morning, Thou art my slave in the night. Down to the grave will I take thee, Out from the noise of the strife; Then shalt thou see me and know me— Death, then, no longer, but life. Then shalt thou sing at my coming, Kiss me with passionate breath, Clasp me and smile to have thought me Aught save the foeman of Death. • I am the mother of sorrows, I am the ender of grief; I am the bud and the blossom, I am the late-falling leaf. I am thy priest and thy poet, I am thy serf and thy king; I cure the tears of the heartsick, When I come near they shall sing. White are my hands as the snowdrop; Swart are my fingers as clay; Dark is my frown as the midnight, Fair is my brow as the day. Come to me, brother, when weary, Come when thy lonely heart swells; I’ll guide thy footsteps and lead thee Down where the Dream Woman dwells. Structure: 8 stanzas, 32 lines. LYRIC POEM

  3. Down to the grave will I take thee, Out from the noise of the strife; Then shalt thou see me and know me— Death, then, no longer, but life. Then shalt thou sing at my coming, Kiss me with passionate breath, Clasp me and smile to have thought me Aught save the foeman of Death. These stanzas represent the

  4. White are my hands as the snowdrop; Swart are my fingers as clay; Dark is my frown as the midnight, Fair is my brow as the day In this stanza, he compares black and white people, saying they are all the same.

  5. The first African-American poet to garner national critical acclaim • His work often addressed the difficulties encountered by members of his race and the efforts of African-Americans to achieve equality in America. • His mother was a former slave and his father had escaped from slavery and served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. Paul Laurence Dunbar

  6. Websites: Pictures: • http://nj1015.com/poll-finds-most-nj-residents-give-a-thumbs-up-on-race-relations/ Websites

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