Bonjour, Class of 2014:
Remember Nikki Giovanni? She is the author of "The Cyclops in the Ocean," a poem you read when we were working on The Odyssey. If you have not read more of her work, I highly recommend that you do so. However, in the meantime, read your copy of another of her pieces, entitled "Ego Tripping (There May be a Reason Why)". Be sure to hold on to your copy- I have no intention of posting it (as it is quite long) and "I couldn't find my copy of the poem" will not be taken as an excuse if your blog is not posted in time.
After reading this fantastic poem/song, answer the following questions. Remember, the great thing about poetry is that it is SUBJECTIVE, but you MUST BACK UP YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS WITH EVIDENCE FROM THE PIECE YOU ARE STUDYING. An opinion without backing is like building a house without a foundation- there's nothing to hold it upright.
1. Which poetic characteristics can be found? (And yes, you must provide me with line numbers.)
2. Who is the "I " Giovanni refers to in the poem? (Hint: it's not Nikki Giovanni, but of course you already knew that, right?)
3. What are some supernatural elements in the poem? (No, I not talking ghosts or the boogy man- if that's your only definition of the word, I would recommend a trip to the dictionary.)
4. How does Giovanni bring different religions together under a common respect for humanity?
5. Why do you think Giovanni makes SEVERAL references to Egyptian imagery? (Come on- think back to your world history days and make Mr. Hall proud!)
6. Some of the characteristics in this poem are the same that can be found in hip hop: repetition to create momentum, alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, and linking the ancient world to the modern one. How does Giovanni use all of these characteristics in her poem?
YES, I am asking a lot of questions, and YES, I know that inwardly, you are all grumbling. The biggest recommendation I can make to you is to (you guessed it!) think deeply and critically. If you are willing to go outside of the box, you will find that the answers to these questions are easier to discover than you realize.
As always, some of you have and are continuing to share fantastic posts, and for this, I thank you. For those of you who continue to do the kind of work that makes my eyes roll in the back of my head, I would recommend taking a lesson from those who consistently do well. Coming in second (or third, or fourth, or last) is never something to brag about. Always bring your A game- your blogs are no exception.
Posts are due by Saturday, March 14 at noon (that's 12 PM, in case you were unsure).
Au revoir, my dears-
MC
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1.image is sound in this poem lines 2,3,&4 for examples. 2."who am I" is talking about the narrator. 3.Lines 3 shows examples of supernaturel abilities. 4. He designed a pyramid that all races can come an get along with each other. 5. So the reader can see the imagery about whats he is talking about.
ReplyDelete1.lines 28,4,2,show that the goddes is kind hearted and hardworking.2.The I is the goddes in the story it says that in line 15.3 Drinking nector with Allah, turning to say Jesus, I can fly, my daughters tears creating the nile, and also sending an iceage to Euorpe to cool my thirst.4.She brings diffrent religons together by mentioning diffrent religons in the poem.She says the goddes drunk nector with Allah.She also mentions turning to see Jesus.Then she mentions blowing her nose and giving oil to the Arab world.Also she says the hair from head thinned and gold was laid.5.because she might like the Egypitians religon better.6.She rhymes her experiances with her acomplisments from her kids and explaining how gold and stuff was laid on the earth.
ReplyDeleteline 6,8,9,talks about the Islamic god . in lines 2,3,12,14, talks about the Egyptians this shows how the gods work together to active a common goal This poem uses imagery in lines 2,3,4,5,10,11,12,13,14,15,20,21,22,23,24,25,. the person she refers to is her self being in the history of her native country Africa . the supernatural that is in the poem is gods and goddess or a higher power. she applies different religions to a common humanity by saying that all of them are real. i think that she makes so many connections to Egypt because it is the birth place of her history. she uses all of these aspects to relate to the new age and keeping a common ground with kids
ReplyDeleteI think line 1 is personification because there are factors that show that the line sounds a little funny and poetic. But i can compare this poem to my feelings because for example:I would recommend taking a lesson from those who consistently do well. This a line that everyone should learn from;everything u do will follow you for the rest of your life so take advantage of it and learn from your mistakes by lesson.
ReplyDeleteSome poetic characteristics that can be found are like in lines 2 and 5 it shows a scense of sight that you can see in your head. Also you have a similie in the last two lines of the poem where it says, “ I mean…I…can fly like a bird in the sky.” You can also see some of the things that the author is talking about in line 22, where it describes hair. When she refers to I he is tlking about mabye Jesus in my opinion because they are talking about how Noah’s Ark was built and how perfect this “I” is. Also she is saying that this “I” is a beautiful woman so this “I” is many things. Some supernatural elements in the poem are this person is perfect and he built the pyramids by himself. She shows things about Jesus and Noah’s Ark and also different religions like the Catholic religion of Rome and much more. She wants you to really think about how this world came to be and what our past ancestors have been through. She uses rhyme sometimes in the poem like me and three. She uses repition of words like gave and I. This poem is kinda confusing to me just saying.
ReplyDelete1.Lines 51 and 52 is a similie and has rhyme.
ReplyDelete2.The I in the story is God.
3.When they are talkin about the Sahara Desert.
4.I the story they talk about Noah and his Ark which is Christianity and then they talk about Allah which is Islamic.
5.Yes, because she talks about Nefertiti which is in Egypt. She talks about the river Nile which is also in Egypt.
1.This poems uses imagery in some of the lines.For example,in line two it says "I walked to the fertile crescent and built the sphinx." 2.The I is the goddes, because it says "I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal, I cannot be comprehended except by my permission." 3.
ReplyDelete1. This poem uses imagery in lines 2,9,16,36, and 52. This poem uses simile in the last line. The poem uses alitteration in line 30(as we sailed on a soft summer day).
ReplyDelete2. The "I"that Giovanni refers to in the poem could be Jesus because he says I I turned myself into myself and was jesus men intone my loving name all praises all praises I am the one who would save, but then again, it says that their oldest daughter was Nefertiti, but the parents of Nefertiti are unknown so the "I" in this poem could be many different people. Giovanni links the ancient world to the modern one by telling about the different religions that there used to be and the religions that there are now.
3. Some supernatural elements in this poem are "I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe", or "the tears from my birth pain created the Nile", or " My bowels deliver Uranium", or "the hair from my head was thin and three gold continents were laid".
4. Giovanni brings different religions together by stating facts about Jesus, Nefertiti, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5. Giovanni probably makes a lot of references to Egyptian imagery because he talks about pyramids, thrones, Allah(a god), Noah's Ark, and The Sahara desert.
6. Giovanni uses repition in the last line of every stanza when she says "I am.... Giovanna does not use any rhythm or rhyme scene in his poem though.
1. This poem uses imagery, For exaple in lines 2,3,4,and 5. 2 says I walk to the fertile crescent and built the sphinx. A simile is in the last 2 lines "I mean...I...can fly Like a bird in the sky.
ReplyDelete2. The "I" that Giovanni refers to in the poem is jesus.
3. One supernatural element is "I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe to cool my thirst".
4. Giovanni talks about Noah and his ark and he talks about allah.
5. Giovanni probably makes several references to Egyptians because the Nile is in egypt and Nefertiti is in Egypt.
The poetic characteristics can be found in lines 2 and 3 which shows touch of the author walking or building a pyramid.There are also many metaphors in this poem like in lines, for example when it said i got so hot it took an ice age to cool him down.The I in the story was like a God or someone with powers.Somethings that was supernatural in the poem was him flying like a bird, or turning his hair to gold.
ReplyDelete1. I think that some poetic characteristics can be found in lines 2 and 3 which shows touch and sight as the goddess builds the pyramid and walks ot the fertile cresent.
ReplyDelete2. The I in the poem is women around the world in the many places that are talked about.
3. Some supernatural elements are flying and turning onesslef into Jesus.
4. She brings the religons together by describing them and saying something good about them all.
5. I think she mentions the egyptian imagery to keep you thiinking about the great pyramids and other things the egyptians did.
6. I think that she is trying to connect with the new age of life and keeping these historical moments here forever.
[1.] Imagery is the primary poetic characteristic that is used; it can be found in lines 2-3,4-6,8-9,10-11,13-14,16-17,21,28-29,35,40-41,43-44,45,48-50,52. There is also a simile in line 52, which reads: "Like a bird in the sky..."
ReplyDelete[2.] The "I" of the poem is the Fertile Crescent itself; everyone and everything in the poem was born in, or is found in the Fertile Crescent.
[3.]Supernatural elements can be found in lines 3,4-6,9,13-14,20,25,30-31,35-38,40-41,42,45-47,48-50,51-52. These include: being several different people, giving an impossible gift to give, having fingernail filings that are jewels, laying gold across continents, and being able to fly.
[4.] Nikki brings several different religions together in this poem as she talks about this "I" Is on the throne of polytheistic Egypt while drinking 'nectar' with Allah, the Islamic god; and talk of Noah and Jesus, two individual mentioned in the Christian faith.
[5.] Throughout history, Egypt is one of the nations that can be found in major events prior to the World Wars. Egypt was also one of the most advanced early civilizations, having built the Great Sphinx and pyramids in such a limited amount of time, something that is still almost impossible to do today.
[6.] She repeatedly uses the word "I" to show the accomplishments of this "perfect," "divine," "ethereal," and "surreal" being that is known only as "I" in the poem.
Some poetic characteristics are found through the whole poem. She creates imagery through the whole poem. You can mostly see in your mind all the things she is talking about. In the last two lines she uses simile to compare that she can fly like the birds. I think when the poem is saying "I" I think she can be referring to our planet earth or God. I say Earth and God because they were the ones the saw all of this historical events that happen on our planet. They could also be the ones that cause these events to happen. Some supernatural elements are where it says" I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal" and " I turned myself into myself and was Jesus". I don’t think anyone in this world is perfect or can be Jesus because if someone was perfect all this historical events wouldn't have happen to our planet and there is only one Jesus. She mentions Romes, Arabs,and Eyptains which all have different religions; they all believe in different "Gods". She makes several references about Eyptains because she could have been part of that culture and religion. The Sarah Desert, Allah, and the Nile are all part of the Eygpt culture,or religion. She repeats I and my alot to make us realize what she accomplished or how the hisortical events happen and thier causes.
ReplyDeletePoetic characteristics in this poem include a simile in the last two lines of the poem that says " I mean...I can fly like a bird in the sky." Supernatural elements in this poem come from when she says " I am perfect" part I believe she is referring to GOD and how that perfect someone built pyramids by himself.In this poem the poet uses rhyme and repitition. She brings together different religions by stating facts about Nefertiti,Allah,Jesus,and Noah's ark.The reason I think she mentions Egypt and Egyptians is that she is referring to Moses in the bible who is leading the people out of the wilderness.
ReplyDelete1. In lines 2, 3, 9, and 16 imagery is being used. The last line uses a simile
ReplyDelete2. The I Giovanni is referring to is God.
3. One supernatural element is in lines 16 and 17;I gazed on the forest and burned down the Sahara Desert. Another is in lines 40 and 41; I caught a cold and blew my nose giving oil to the Arab world.
4. Giovanni focuses on more than just Christianity. She brings different religions together by speaking of God and Allah.
5. She makes several references to Egyptian history because the Egyptians are responsible for the world most beautiful and magnificent building ever made, the Sphinx.
6. She uses imagery to describe how beautiful and perfect God can make things.
In this poem there is metaphor in lines 21, 15, and 30-31. There is also a simile in line 52 and imagery in lines 2,3,4,5,10,11,12,13,14,15,20,21,22,23,24,25.In question two I think the “I” in the poem is the reader because it is written so when you read it, it sounds like it was written for you to read and no one else. In number three there are several supernatural elements like in line 9 were it says that I was drinking nectar with Allah and that is impossible because he is not alive. Other supernatural elements include the ones in lines 13-14, 16-17, 20, 41, 43, and line 51. For number four the author, Nikki Giovanni, includes two religions including Muslim and Christianity. The clues to these two are that he talks about Noah and Allah, Muslim god. The next questions answer is that the author wanted to show what it was like before we evolved and could build buildings easily and almost effortless. She uses rhyme in the last two lines and she use rhythm throughout the poem. For repetition she repeatedly says I. She uses alliteration in lines 19-20, 29, 37, and 45.
ReplyDeleteThis poem has imagery in lines 6,9,and 25.It also has a similie in line 30 and a metophor in line 11.The "I" Nikki Giovani is refering to is different people and different types of nature, like in line 18 it says I turned myself into Jesus and in line 11 it says that she is a gazelle. Maybe she is describing Mother Nature. some supernatural elements in this poem come from line 21 when it describes that her bowels deliver uranium and the fillings are semi-precious jewels.She decribes the Allah and the Arabs and Roman people as everyone living together in the same world.Nikki Giovani refers back to Egyptian imagery to say that they shoud be appritiated for all of their accoploshments like building pyramids and the sphinx.Nikki giovani uses those types of characteristics to better describe what she is talking about.
ReplyDelete1. IN THIS POEM THERE IS FREE VERSE {WHICH YOU CAN SEE THROUGHOUT THE POEM}, THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF SARCASM THROUGHOUT THE POEM/SONG BECAUSE IM PRETTY SURE SOME OF THE THINGS SAID DIDN’T REALLY HAPPEN AND IS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN. ALSO ABOUT THE FINGERNAILS AND JEWELS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, THEY ARE REALISTIC BUT I STILL BOUBT MANY OF THE FACTS STATED.
ReplyDelete2. IN THE POEM THE “I” IS TALKING ABOUT SOME GOD OR GODDESS. OR MAYBE EVEN THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD. BUT IT IS SOME TRUE RULER THAT HAS POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DO MIGHTY THINGS.
3. SITTING ON THE THRONE W/ ALLAH, CROSSING THE SAHARA DESERT IN 2 HOURS, RECIEVING ROME FOR A MOTHERS DAY GIFT, TURNING INTO JESUS, BEING PERFECT, AND GIVING OIL OUT OF YOUR NOSE ARE ALL SUPERNATURAL BECAUSE THESE THINGS REALLY DOESN’T EXIST AND AREN’T REAL, WHICH TAKES US BACK TO #1 THESE THING DOES NOT REALLY HAPPEN/EXIST.
4. SHE TALKS ABOUT ALLAH WHICH IS A GOD THAT MUSLIMS BELIEVE IN AND THEN SHE TALKS ABOUT JESUS WHOM CHRISTIANS TEND TO BELIEVE IS THE SON OF GOD.
5. MANY EGYPTIAN POEMS ARE FAMOUS BECAUSE THE EGYPTIANS LOVED POETRY. THEY DID THINGS TO MAKE THEMSELVES FEEL AS IT THEY HAD AUTHORITY OF MANY THINGS AND THE SPEAKER OF THIS POEM IS SAYING THINGS THAT SHOWS HE/SHE HAS POWER AND AUTHORITY.
6. SHE USES MOMENTUM BY TALKING ABOUT THE JEWELS AND SHE ALLITTERATION WHEN TALKING ABOUT NOAH BUILDING AND ARK ON A SOFT SUMMER DAY. SHE USES RHYME AND RHYTHM AT THE END WHEN TALKING ABOUT A BIRD THAT CAN FLY IN THE SKY.
There are several poetic characteristics such as Line 2 and 5 as she was using a sight technique for us to see what is like. There is a simile usage in the last two line, "I mean...I...can fly Like a bird in the sky...." Giovanni refer "I" to goddess as she say, " I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal I cannot be comprehended except by my permission". The supernatural in this poem could be a God and Goddess. Giovanni brings several different religious in the story such as Egyptian, drink 'nectar' with Allah, the Islamic god, a conversation of Jesus and Noah, the two individual from Christianity. There were something about in Rome also. Giovanni makes several references to Egyptian imagery about the pyramid she was making, Allah, the Nile river. Giovanni using 'I' many time to make us realize is the God is trying to do something.
ReplyDelete1. STANZA 3, LINE 6 (METAPHOR), AND THE LAST LINE OF THE POEM CONTAINS A SIMILE;(I MEAN...I...CAN FLY LIKE A BIRD IN THE SKY...) THERE IS ALSO ALLITTERATION IN STANZA 5 LINE 3.
ReplyDelete2.THE AUTHOR IS REFERRING TO GOD IN THE POEM.
3. THIS POEM CONTAINS MANY SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS: BOWELS DELIVERING URANIUM, HAIR THINNED AND GOLD WAS LAID, FILINGS FROM FINGERNAILS BEING SEMI-PRECIOUS JEWELS.
4. THE AUTHOR BRINGS DIFFERENT RELIGIONS TOGATHOR BY SETTING THEM TOGETHER IN THE SAME POEM, SERVING THE SAME PURPOSE. FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, SHE IS BRINGING CHRISTIANITY INTO THE POEM BY STATING "I TURNED MYSELF INTO MYSELF AND WAS JESUS.", AND THE RELIGION THAT BELIEVES EVERYTHING HAS A SPIRT BY STATING "I AM A GAZELLE, SO SWIFT."
5.I BELIEVE THAT THE AUTHOR KEEPS MAKING EGYPTIAN REFRENCES BECAUSE EVERYONE IS REPORTED AS TO HAVE ANCESTORS FROM AFRICAN, AND EVOLVED TO OTHER PLACES OF THE WORLD.
6. THE AUTHOR USES A WIDE VARIETY OF CHARACTERLISTICS IN THIS POEM SO THE READER CAN RELATE TO THE POEM AND RELATE MORE. I BELIEVE THE AUTHOR ALSO DOES THIS BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT WANT THE READER TO HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THE POEM.
>1< The poetic characteristics can be found in lines 51 & 52 which is a rhyme scheme. 52 also consists of a simile. 41 consists of a personification.
ReplyDelete>2< The "I" Giovanni prefers to is God. It states how he creates the Nile and sits on the throne.
>3< Some supernatural elements in this poem would consists of line 30-31 41 10 45-47.
>4< Giovanni brings different religions together under a common respect by talking about Jesus who falls under Christianity and Allah who falls under Islamic.
>5< Giovanni makes several references to Egyptian imagery because he wants us to picture some of these things happening in the world.
>6< Giovanni uses I and repetition of "I am" in each stanza.
1.) Some of the characteristics of a poem that are present are Imagery which I think is used in lines 5&6, you can kind of picture the divine perfect light. 8 and 16 as well. And a simile is being is used in line 52 where it says “Like a bird in the sky…”
ReplyDelete2.) I think the I that Giovanni is referring to is Jesus reason why I think this is because, in lines 30-31 it states “I turned myself into myself and was Jesus” then in line 48 where it says “I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal…” Only Jesus and God have the gift to be perfect.
3.) Some of the supernatural occurrences that take place in the poem are in lines 10, 14, 50, 51, and 48. No human can do these things.
4.) Giovanni brings religions together by talking about Europe, Sahara Desert, Rome, and Congo.
5.) Because Giovanni wants to bring a bit of the Egyptian culture into the poem, and to give the readers a look at the different initiatives that the poet went through in creating these certain things.
6.) Giovanni uses these characteristics by combining different portions of her poem to create one big image. For instance, she compares the supernatural with many different metaphors and similes through the rest of the poem. Giving the poem life and most of all meaning.
1) Lines 5,6,8,&16 are all lines of Imagery. In line 52 there is a simile. In line 21 there is a metephor.
ReplyDelete2) I think it is Mary because in line 10 it states "I am a beautiful woman" then it talks about all of the stuff that she did.
3) In line 35 it mentions sowing diamonds in their back yard. In line 25 it mentions receiving Rome for mother's day.
4) Giovanni is able to create a religious virtue by combining the following; Europe, Sahara Desert, Rome, and Congo.
5) The reasons Giovanni used Egyptian culture is mainly because she wanted to create the images of this in the reader's mind. Basically using imagery in the poem.
6) Giovanni uses alliteration by using "I" all throughout the poem, and basically it also refers to the repetition. Giving the poem enough momentum to allow the reader to be more interested in the poem.
This story has a free verse (thro the hole story) there is also a lot of sarcasum in te story because some of it probley did not happen. Nikki Giovrini is refuring to is different people and different types of nature, like it says in line 18 I turned myself into myself and was Jesus.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem there is a lot of "talking to the narrator." In lines 2, 3, and 4 they are showing imagery. For example you can see the fertile cresent and the pyramid. Also about the pyramid, it was designed for all types of races, which is good.
ReplyDelete1- It uses personification,in lines 2,4,8,10,16,21,and more. 2- I think the "i" represents the god that had zues and poe as kids! 3- some of the super natual elements are lines10,15-16,and18-19. 4- Ithink she does that is by going to differnt countrys were they have differnt religions. 5- she refers to the egyption days by the sphyx, the nile, and the crescent. 6- she says "I" mostly, she uses rhyme between the3 & 4 verse. plus she says modern things in old periods to link them.
ReplyDelete1.)some of the wonderful characters of a poem that are present are imagery which is used in line 5&7,infact you can divide pictures perfect in light. 7&16 as well i think.
ReplyDelete2.)i think the giovannai is like referring to jesus then in line 31 it staets that "I TURNED MYSELF INTO MYSELF AND THERE JESUS WAS.
3.)Some of the natural occures that took place was in the poem and line 11 and 15
4.)Giovannia brought religion together because what he told everybody what was happing in europe and 4 more states.
5.)because of Giovanna that broght a bit of something from egyptains cultures.
6.) Giovannia uses the characters by combining the differents portions of her poems that help create one big image.
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ReplyDelete1. Some characteristics of this poem would be imagery and a simile. There is a simile in lines 51 & 52 when it says, “I mean I can fly like a bird in the sky." also allot of imagery in lines 8, 9, 24, 29, and line 27.
ReplyDelete2. In lines 30 & 31 it says, “I turned myself into myself and was Jesus" so I think that the I in this poem is Jesus.
3. In lines 13,16,14,17, 20, and 41 are some supernatural things because some things can’t happen unless you have a lot of power to make them happen.
4. I think Nikki Giovanni is combining religions by talking about Europe, Congo, and the Sahara desert.
5. I think she talks about Egypt a lot to make imagery and give the picture of seeing thrones, pyramids, and Allah.
6. Nikki Giovanni uses certain characteristics to keep you interested in reading the poem. This poem has alliteration, metaphors, simile, and imagery.
<1>. THIS PEOM HAS MANY CHARACTERISTICS. FOR EXAMPLE IN LINE 13, N 14 SAY "THE TEARS FROM MY BIRTH PAIN CREATED THE NILE" THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF EXEGGRATION. THERES MANY MORE IN THIS POEM SUCH AS " I CAUGHT A COLD N BLEW MY NOSE GIVING OIL TO THE ARAB WORLD" THATS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF EXEGGRATION.
ReplyDelete1.LiNES 5,7,12,14,16, NAMES THE CHARACTERS iN THE POEM
ReplyDelete2.THE 'I' HE iS REFERRiNG TO iS HiMSELF HE iS JESUS
3.LiNE 3 SHOWS OF THiNGS HE CAN DO THAT A HUMAN CANT AND LiNE 11
4.HE TRAVELS TO DiFFERENT COUNTRiES AND EVERY COUNTRY HAS THEiR OWN RELiGiON
5.HE MENTiON THE NiLE RiVER AND ALSO THE SPHYNX
6.SHE SAYS "I" ALOT iN THE BEGiNNiNG OF EACH VERSE AND MOST OF THE WORDS RHYME iN EVERY OTHER VERSE
I think lines 2,3,4 are imagery like chelsea said and the poem has some type of free verse in it. In the poem Mary says she is beautiful and it says all the stuff she did.Inverse 6 it says how she had diamonds in her back yard.It creates a religious form by talking bout all them places like Sahara,Europe, Allah, etc;...These stuff is basicly said to me is to create images of these places and stuff in the reader heads.It's also a very nice poem as well.
ReplyDelete1.)This is partly free verse, but line 52 is a simile.
ReplyDelete2.)I think the I in the story is Jesus because in line 30-31 it says "I turned myself into myself and was Jesus"
3.)There are some supernatural in the story such as "I sat on the throne drinking nectar with Allah"
4.)I think its when she goes to different countrys.
5.)Giovanni wants to bring a bit of the Egyptian culture into it so you can imagin it.
6.)Mostly in lines 3-4 rhyme
Some of the characteristics found in the poem are in the last line with the simile.Als on in lines 2 and 3 are some characteristics.The "I" in the poem/song is God I belive; the poem gives off characteristics to the life and personality of God for giving a good idea of it being him. The supernatural componets of the poem are basicaly talking of giving a elephant and Rome to each other between the mother and son. This story is very good, and I highly recomend it.
ReplyDelete1). .lines 28,4,2,show that the goddes is kind hearted and hardworking;Lines 5,6,8,&16 are all lines of Imagery. In line 52 there is a simile. In line 21 there is a metephor.
ReplyDelete2). The "I" that Giovanni refers to in the poem is jesus, because in line 30-31 it says "I turned myself into myself and was Jesus".
3). .)There are some supernatural in the story such as "I sat on the throne drinking nectar with Allah". In lines 13,16,14,17, 20, and 41 are some supernatural things because some things can’t happen unless you have a lot of power to make them happen.
4).Giovannia brought religion together because what he told everybody what was happing in europe,Congo,the Sahara desert, and 4 more states
5). I think she talks about Egypt a lot to make imagery and give the picture of seeing thrones, pyramids, and Allah, because Giovanni wants to bring a bit of the Egyptian culture into the poem, and to give the readers a look at the different initiatives that the poet went through in creating these certain things.
6).Giovanni uses repition in the last line of every stanza when she says "I am";but, Giovanna does not use any rhythm or rhyme scene in his poem.
1.Some poetic characteristics that you can get out of this poem would be found in lines 2,9,16,36,and 52 is imagery, lines 52is a simile, and alliteration in line 30.
ReplyDelete2.The "I" in this poem would be either a god or a goddess because of the events that happen.
3.Some supernatural elements in this poem would be in lines 4-6,10-11,13-14,20,25 and 35-38.
4.Giovanni brings different religions together under a common respect for humanity by stating facts about Jesus, Nefertit, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5.I think she makes several references to Egyptian imagery because it talked about the great pyramids in a limited amount of time and the building of the Sphinx.
6.Giovanni uses all of these characteristics in her poem when she uses "I am" in each stanza, thats repetition.
1. This poem uses imagery in lines 2,9,16,36, and 52. This poem uses simile in the last line. The poem uses alitteration in line 30(as we sailed on a soft summer day).
ReplyDelete2. The "I"that Giovanni refers to in the poem could be Jesus because he says I I turned myself into myself and was jesus men intone my loving name all praises all praises I am the one who would save, but then again, it says that their oldest daughter was Nefertiti, but the parents of Nefertiti are unknown so the "I" in this poem could be many different people. Giovanni links the ancient world to the modern one by telling about the different religions that there used to be and the religions that there are now.
3. Some supernatural elements in this poem are "I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe", or "the tears from my birth pain created the Nile", or " My bowels deliver Uranium", or "the hair from my head was thin and three gold continents were laid".
4. She brings different religions together by stating facts about Jesus, Nefertiti, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5. She probably makes a lot of references to Egyptian imagery because he talks about pyramids, thrones, Allah(a god), Noah's Ark, and The Sahara desert.
6. Giovanni uses repition in the last line of every stanza when she says "I am,Giovanna does not use any rhythm or rhyme scene in his poem though.
1. In lines 51 and 52 Nikki uses a simile and they rhyme, “I mean.....I.....can fly Like a bird in the sky.” She also uses imagery when she says “the tears from my birth pains created the Nile.”
ReplyDelete2. The “I” Giovanni refers to in the poem is God, I believe so because people believe god can do no wrong and he is perfect; in line 42 she says “ I am so hip even my errors are correct.” In lines 48,49,50 she says “I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal I cannot be comprehended except by my permission.”
3. In lines 8,9 it says she sat on the throne drinking nectar with Allah. In line 36 when she states that her bowels deliver uranium.
4. She brings different religions together by mentioning them in the poem. She says she turned into herself and was Jesus, and she talked about Allah.
5. Giovanni probably talks about Egypt a lot because a lot of ancient things we know of are from Egypt. Egypt seems like a place with different religions all coming together as one.
6. She uses alliteration in line 29 when she says “as we sailed on a soft summer day.” She uses rhythm in the last two lines.
1.This story is showing free verse throughout the entire poem.
ReplyDelete2. The "I" in the story is God.
3. There are some supernatural in the story such as "I sat on the throne drinking nectar with Allah".
4. Giovanni brings different religions together by talking about Jesus, Nefertiti, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5. I think Giovanni mentions Egypt because she is trying to create imagery and give the picture of seeing thrones, pyramids, and Allah.
6. Giovanni uses alliteration by using "I" all throughout the poem, and it also refers to the repetition. Which is giving the poem enough momentum to allow the reader to be more interested in the poem.
)This poem uses imagery in lines 2,9,and 36. This poem also uses similie in the final line.Alliteration was also used in line 30.
ReplyDelete2)The "I" in the story refers to God because in line 48-50 she states "I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal. I cannot be comprehended except by my permission."
3)The supernatural elements in the story are in lines 10-11 she states " I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe."
4)She talks about Allah which is the god of the muslims and then talks about Jesus who is the christain god, and the one we believe in as the son of God.
5)I believe that she makes references to Egyptian imagery because the Egyptians had one of the most advanced civilizations at the time.
6)She repeatedly uses the word "I" to further show how God is "perfect" and "surreal".
1. This poem uses imagery in lines 2&3, 8&9 16&17, 36, 37, and 38. It uses a simile in the last line (52) and alliteration in line 30(as we sailed on a soft summer day).
ReplyDelete2. The “I” that is speaking is more in likely to be God.
3. Some supernatural elements that Giovanni uses is “ I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe to cool my thirst”; “my nose giving oil to the Arab world”; “my hair from my head thinned and gold was laid across three continents”.
4. Nikki Giovanni brings different religions together in her poem by stating different facts about Jesus, Nefertiti, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5. Nikki Giovanni makes several references to the Egyptians because she wants us to picture some of these things that are happening in the world today.
6. She uses rhyme in the last two lines and rhythm throughout the poem. For repetition she repeatedly says I and she uses alliteration in lines 19&20, 29, 37, and 45.
1. The poet uses a lot of imagery because while i was reading this poem, i was imaging a picture with like every line. 2. The "I" that the poet is talking about is like a god or goddess that has special powers. 3. (i agree with megan on this question).."my hair thinned and gold was laid across three continents", "I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe to cool my thirst", and "my nose giving oil to the Arab world". 4. In the 5th stanza, it expresses the religion of christianity? how it talks about Noah's Ark and Jesus. In the 6th stanza, it mentions something with the Arab religion. 5. The poet, Nikki Giovanni,talks about Egyptian times where she was "involved" to tell us, the readers, about things that happened in the past and the present. 6. Nikki uses rhyme in the very 2 last lines of the poem;;rhythm all htroughout the poem;;the only thing she repeated a lot was "I";;Nikki uses alliteration in lines 19-20, 29, 37, and in 45
ReplyDeleteThis poem uses metaphors in lines 26, 34, 40, and personification in line 41. Also the last line is a simile. I think the "I" in this poem is God, because it says in line 30 I " I turn myself into myself and was Jesus", since God is Jesus I feel its God. In line 6 "giving divine perfect light" is supernatural also the talk of God and Jesus. Lastly, the mention of some of the Greek Gods would be supernatural. Giovanni is trying to say that all this formed the world and our lives wouldnt be the same with out it being the way it is. I think she referes to Egyptian culture because she has a Egyotian background. Finally, I think Giovanni uses all these characteristics to make the different topics flow together even better.
ReplyDeleteThe last line in the poem is a SIMILE, line 6 METAPHOR and line 3 is allitteration.This poem contains alot of poetic characteristics its FREE VERSE were mostly the way she feels can be expressed.The speaker of this poem is most likely to be GOD and its based on RELIGION. I agree with MEAGAN that the supernatural elements that Giovanni uses " I got hot and sent and ice age to Europe to cool my thirst";"My nose giving oil to the Arab world"; my hair from my head thinned and gold was laid across three continents".Giovanni brings several religions together and refers several times about Egyptians because she wanted to visualize and paint a picture for use of what is really happening and going on in the world. Nikki did use repetiton throughout the poem several times by saying ( "I" to show her feelins of how she truely feel about god!!. It was also a rhyme sceme also going on sometimes throughout the poem and in the very 2 last lines. I like Nikki Giovanni because she not afraid to express her feelings and beliefs its shows that she is a truthful person and I LIKE THAT!!. ( THATS ALL BYE)
ReplyDelete-First question: lines 5,8,11,14,17,18,26 & 27 are poetic characteristics because they show that "this person" Nikki is talking about is a goddess with alot of power.
ReplyDelete-second question: The "I" Nikki is talking about is a female goddess(shown in lines 5 & 8).
-thrird question: Supernatual events in this poem are from lines:6,13,15,17,20,22, & 25
-forth question: Nikki brings different religions in this poem by telling how this goddess moves from place to place alot. There were alot of different settings (like how she went from the Egytp to Europe to the Nile to the Sahara Desert etc.)
-fifth question: I think Giovanni makes SEVERAL references to Egyptian imagery because maybe thats where her trip started. The poem begins with her in Egypt.
-sixth question: Characterstics Nikki uses in this poem are;repetation when she always uses the word "I"; linking the ancient world to the modern world by talking about how she goes different places and having children and celebrating things with them (in lines 12-14, 15). Alliteration was used in lines 15-18. Rhyme was used in line 24-25 & Rhythm was used in the last two lines (28-29).
1.In lines 2,8,9,13,15,29,40,43,45,and 52 you can actully see what the narrator see and does.In line 9 you could tast the nectar that the narrator is drinking.
ReplyDelete2.I think the poem is refering to a goddess because through out the story the narrator talks about how everything that happened in world was caused or created.Not to mention that in line 15 the being is refered to as a women.The Greeks,Egpytians,and Romans beleived our world was created by gods and goddess of nature.
3.Supernatural elements that appaered in lines 4,5,6,10,14,25,30,35,36,and 37.
4.Nikki brings in the Christian,Muslim,and the belief of many gods together to show the cause and effects of events that happened in the world.
5.The Egyptians are the ones who believed in many gods and througt out the poem she referes to the Egyptians.
6.I think Nikki uses these devices to keep the poem flowing and to interest the reader like in each stanza.
1. This poem uses lots of imagery. For example, in lines 2, 3, 8, 9, and 16. It uses a simile in line 52. It also uses alliterayion in line 30.
ReplyDelete2. I believe the "I" in the poem refers to God because the poem basically it is saying he can be anybody he wants to, and only God can do that.
3. Some supernatural elements that Gioanni uses is; "My nose giving oil to the Arab world" and "I got hot and sent an ice ahe to Europe to cool my thirst.
4. Nikki Giovanni brings different religions together by mentioning the religions of Allah, Nefertiti, Jesus, and Noah.
5. Nikki Giovanni makes several references to the Egyptains because she wnats us to create a picture in our minds of what things are happening today.
6. Giovanni uses the characteristics of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. She uses rhyme in the last two lines of the poem. She uses rhythm all through the poem. Lastlyl, she uses repetition when she says "I" throughout the poem.
1. In this poem she uses alot of imagery like in lines 2,3,8,9.and a similie in lines 51 and 52.
ReplyDelete2. I think the I Giovanni refers to in the poem is God because she said she turned into herself and was Jesus. And she was saying she could do no wrong and was perfect and only God is perfect.
3. A couple of supernatural elements in the poem is when sha said she drunk nectar with Allah, and when she says she is perfect and divine.
4. She mentions different gods in the poem to show how they can also be in unison.
5. I think she may be from Egypt and she may want us to picture it and see hoe wonderful it is.
6. She constantly repeats the word "I" to show how powerful god is and how she created all things and made them perfect. She uses rhyme in the last two lines. But it's free verse throughout the whole poem.
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ReplyDelete1. It shows lines of imagery like in lines 2, 3, 4, 9, and 11.
2. When she says “I” she refers herself to a goddess like Jesus.
3. Like in line 3 it says “I” designed a pyramid as tough as the star, also in line 6, 9, and 10.
4. When it says my nose blew she gave oil to the arab world.
5. When it says she built the sphinx when she walked into the fertile crescent; and also when it says “I” designed a pyramid that is as tough as the star that grows every 100 years.
6. In every line it always starts off with “I”. She also compares the world now to the modern world.
1. In lines 45 through 47 show an image.
ReplyDelete2. I think the “I” Giovanni is talking about is Mother Nature.
3. In line 10 Giovanni says “I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe.”
4. Giovanni mentions Allah and Jesus which are from two different religions.
1)I think lines 4,5,6,13,14,15,16,17 are like imagery b/c they describe something amazing in thw wrold now being made.
ReplyDelete2)I think it mother earth b/c it is sayin im a beautiful women and also describes the things in nature, like her tears made the nile or the way she made the sahara desert.
3)I think it would be lines 45,46,47 b/c it says how the hair from her head thinned and gold was laid across three continents,and lines 48,49,50 b/c it mentions that she is so perfect and divine and that she cannot be comprehended except by her permission
4)Nikki Giovanni creates religous combinations by just mentioning Rome sahara Europe Arab
5)Nikki Giovanni wanted to creat a sense in the readers head that she cared for the Egyptian culture and she wanted to show create imagery for the reader to to visualize it.
6)I think Nikki Giovanni created alliteration in the poem by using I through most of the poem and then from line 444 to the end of the poem it ryhmes
Some poetic characteristics are found through the whole poem.I think lines 4,5,6,13,14,15,16,17 are like imagery b/c they describe something amazing being made in the world now and its like you are there watching it happen or being created.I think Giovanni refers to God in the poem because she said she turned into herself and was Jesus. And she was saying she could do no wrong and was perfect and only God is perfect.Alliteration was used in lines 15-18. Rhyme was used in line 24-25 & Rhythm was used in the last two lines (28-29).
ReplyDelete1.Poetic Characteristics can be found in Line 7,Line 15,Line 21,Line 26,Line 34, Line 42, Line 48, Line 50
ReplyDelete2. The "I" refers to a woman that must've lived way back then. Now she is telling sonebody close to her the story
3. Some supernatural elements are shown in Lines 11, 12, 14, 15, 17-20, 21, 26, 29, 31-32,36,37-39, 42,and 51
4. He saying that they all come for a common purpose in order to help people
5. I guess that they are easier to understand and grasp the concept of
6. The repititon of "I" allows the author to express themselves through metaphors by comparing modern things to ancient times
1.Giovanni is talking in first person through out the poem.
ReplyDelete2.When she says "I" in the story shes referring to being a goddess.
3.When she says that she built the Sphinx, and when she said the pains of my tears created the Nile, also when she said that her bowels delivered uranium.
4. Giovanni brings different religions together by stating facts about Jesus, Nefertiti, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5.Because the Egyptians loved poetry and she wanted us to have a clue about their love for it.
6.She often use "I am" to show her dominance just like most hip-hop rhymes are.
1. She uses a lot of imagery in lines 4,5,6,13,14,15 in this poem.
ReplyDelete2. I think Giovanni referring to herself using the word "I" as a Goddess.
3. Some of the supernatural elements that Giovanni uses are in lines 4,5,6,10,14,25 and 30.
4. She brings many different religions together mentioning Jesus, Allah, Noah and Nefertiti.
5. She uses Egyptian culture because she might be from Egypt or is mainly because she wanted to create imagery for the readers.
6. The word "I" is use for alliteration in the poem, plus she uses rhyme and she uses rhythm in the poem.
She uses a lot of imagery in lines 1,2,3,4,5,6,28.In line 21 there is a metaphorand in 52 there is a simile.She is refering to a goddess.She uses supernatural elements in line 13,14,16,17,40,41.She said she gave oil to the arabs.She said Noah was her son.(he build the ark.)She also said she was JESUS.Everything that is created is located in Egypt.
ReplyDelete1.POETIC CHARACTERS CAN BE FOYND 51 AND 52 BECAUSE IT HAS RHYME AND SIMILE. 2. THE "I" IN THE POEM IS REFERRING TO GOD. 3.IN LINE 10.14,48,AND 50 THEY SHOW SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS. 4. GIOVANNI BRING DIFFERENTS RELIGIONS BY COMPARING JESUS,NEFTIT,ALLAH AND NOAH ARK
ReplyDeleteA man who went across a ship on a vorage and his name is nicki geovoney
ReplyDeleteSome characteristics of this poem would be imagery as well as a simile.I believe this because in it is shown in several lines such as, lines 2, 3, 8, 9, and 16. It uses a simile in line 52; it also uses alliterayion in line 30. i believe that the "I" in this poem is God, because nobody has the power to do all these things but him.Some supernatural elements that I sighted in " Ego Tripping " was lines 10, 13, and 45.Giovanni brings different religions together under a common respect for humanity by using mother earth as a source to everyday life, for all people. She also used "God" but in the different term in which people use them.I believe that Nikki makes several references to Egyptians, because Egypt is where everything first started. From mother earth to "God" giving th Nile to the people; to the way very food we eat to the water we eat, comes From Egypt.Giovanni uses all these characteristics in her poem to relate to every single individual that reads her poem. I believe this because she uses metaphors to compare supernatural things to life; to create a bigger picture and idea for her readers.
ReplyDelete1. In various lines of the poem, you can find many different poetic characteristics. In lines 2, 9, 16, 36 and 52 shows imagery. In many lines of the poem it has metaphors: lines 21.
ReplyDelete2. The “I” Giovanni refers to in the poem is the person going through the situation.
3. Some supernatural elements in the poem are lines 4-6, 10-11, 20, 25, and 35-38.
4. She brings different religions together by stating facts about their higher power or their God.
5. Because the images of the Egyptian temples are great examples of imagery and they are very important to the Egyptian people.
6. She uses words that can be easily linked between the two words to describe one particular subject.
1.lines 28,4,2,show that the goddes is kind hearted and hardworking
ReplyDelete2.The “I” Giovanni refers to in the poem is the person going through the situation.
3. Some of the supernatural elements that Giovanni uses are in lines 4,5,6,10,14,25 and 30.
4.. Giovanni brings different religions together by stating facts about Jesus, Nefertiti, Allah, and Noah's Ark.
5.Nikki Giovanni wanted to creat a sense in the readers head that she cared for the Egyptian culture and she wanted to show create imagery for the reader to to visualize it.
6.In every line it always starts off with “I”. She also compares the world now to the modern world.
1) The poetic characteristics found in this poem are imagery on lines 2,13 "tears from my birth pains" 24" I gave my son Hannibal an elephant" 29" as we sailed on a soft summer day" 45 "The hair from my head thinned and gold laid"
ReplyDelete51 "like a bird in the sky" there are also metaphors, and simile.
2) The "I" that Giovanni refers to in the poem is Jesus in lines 30 and 31 it says "I turned myself into myself and was Jesus.
3)Some supernatural things in this poem is, 10-11,16-17,25,30-31,35-38,41,50.
4)Giovanni brought differnt relgions togather as in Allah,which is Islamic, Nefertiti, i couldn't find out wat she worshiped but she was Egyptian,Noah and the ark worshiped Christianity ,and Jesus falls under jewish but wat he or she did was placed all of the main religons in the poem and said something that was imporant in there religons.
5) Giovanni refers to egypt so much because if you think about it in everyone of the gods or people like Jesus and noah they all had to go through a desert on had to put up with some harsh things just like staying in egypt.
6) Well Giovanni doesnt use a ryhem skeem so she goes free verse which most hiphop artist d most of the time.