Pairs with the Following AP Lit. Objectives
CHR 1.A textual details and characterization . STR 3.C function of structure
STR 3.D function of contrasts , FIG 5.A literal vs figurative meaning
FIG 5.B words and phrases , FIG 5.C symbolism
FIG 5.D imagery , FIG 6.A simile
FIG 6.B metaphor , FIG 6.C personification
FIG 6.D allusion , Social applications: Native American, poet laureate
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Member of the Muscogee Creek Nation in Oklahoma, Joy Harjo is the USA’s first Native American Poet Laureate. Her people were forced to leave their lands in the early 1800s. Two centuries later, Harjo returned to her homeland and dug into her history. She writes of the connection with her ancestors, their history, and her place in it. She was recently awarded a second stint as America’s Poet Laureate.
Further reading: www.joyharjo.com