Wednesday, December 14, 2011

For Women

Line 1 & 2. What is the poet alluding to in these lines?

She's pregnant and she's already working really hard.

Line 5.Explain the reference to the Mason- Dixon?

 To cross the division from south to north.

Line 15. What is the poet reffering to in the line, "when the rainbow's enuff"?

She gives enough love to her kids.

Ain't I a Woman?

Line 1. Who is the "man" to which the author refers?

The author refers to the white man.

Line 6. What is the author alluding to, "Or over mud puddles"?

The author alludes to the white ladies.

Line 10. What does the author mean, "I have plowed and planted'?

She's a woman, she's not supposed to be mistreated or direspected.

Line 12. Explain the line, "And no man could head me"?

No man could hit her.

Line 24. Who is the "little man in black" to which the author refers?

The pain she went throughout her past.

Line 28 & 29.