NEXT UP! 2 78 UNDERSTANDING 19 Explore the historical setting “I, too” was first published in 1926. What was the situation like for black people in the USA in 1926? Write at least three sentences. Reread the first two paragraphs of “The Montgomery Bus Boycott” on page 67. Try to answer these questions: Was there still slavery in the USA? Were black people seen as equal to white people? In what ways were black people treated differently? 20 Close read the poem a) What do we know about the narrator of this poem? Write your answer and use examples from the text to illustrate your point. A narrator is not the same as an author. The narrator is the voice that tells the story in a text. The author is the person who created the text. b) What do you think the narrator is hoping for in this poem? What is his message? Write at least three sentences. c) What can you say about the structure of this poem? You can write about the number of lines and stanzas, and the rhyme and rhythm. d) What do you think the table might symbolise? Write your suggestions. TALKING 21 Discuss the importance of songs and poetry Work individually with the following questions: a) Do you like the poem “I, too”? Remember to give reasons for your answer. A stanza is a certain number of lines arranged together within a poem. The stanzas divide the poem into sections. Free verse is an open form of poetry. An open, free verse poem does not follow a specific pattern, rhyme or rhythm. Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu,
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