Making Connections

1. What similarities are there in Phillis Wheatley’s poems “On Being Brought from Africa to America” (p. 507) and “To the University of Cambridge, in New-England” (p. 510)?

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   Making Connections: - What similarities are there in Phillis Wheatley’s poems “On Being Brought from Africa to America” (p. 507) and “To the University of Cambridge, in New-England” (p. 510)?
2. How does the persona of Wheatley’s speaker in “To S.M.” (p. 508) differ from that in her poem to George Washington (p. 512)?

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   Making Connections: - How does the persona of Wheatley’s speaker in “To S.M.” (p. 508) differ from that in her poem to George Washington (p. 512)?
3. In which of her poems does Wheatley express ideas similar to those in her letter to the Reverend Samson Occom (p. 514)?

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   Making Connections: - In which of her poems does Wheatley express ideas similar to those in her letter to the Reverend Samson Occom (p. 514)?
4. With thirty-four years between them, June Jordan (p. 517) and Kevin Young (p. 515) represent different generations of African American poets. Despite this gap, what is there about Wheatley that intrigues both of them? What are a few differences in their views of her?

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   Making Connections: - With thirty-four years between them, June Jordan (p. 517) and Kevin Young (p. 515) represent different generations of African American poets. Despite this gap, what is there about Wheatley that intrigues both of them? What are a few differences in their views of her?
5. Would Henry Louis Gates Jr. (p. 527) more closely share the views of Young or Jordan?

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   Making Connections: - Would Henry Louis Gates Jr. (p. 527) more closely share the views of Young or Jordan?
6. What similarities and differences do you see in Gates’s and Jordan’s analyses of “On Being Brought from Africa to America”?

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   Making Connections: - What similarities and differences do you see in Gates’s and Jordan’s analyses of “On Being Brought from Africa to America”?