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=Sterling A. Brown=

by Jerry Fu


= = = = =__Biography:__=

====Sterling A Brown was born in the early 1900's. He went to Harvard for college and got his masters degree there. He then began publishing poems. Sterling A Brown fit right in to the Harlem Renaissance because many of his poetry were based on black rights. His poetry was also highly influenced by jazz music, spiritual songs, and work songs like Langston Hughes. ("Sterling A. Brown") His poems were praised by critics and became part of the Harlem Renaissance.====

Brown was said to have a voice that expressed Black speech. He spoke out when other could not. ("shrewdness, racial stereotype") He became known as "the means to reclaiming humanity for African Americans". His poetry had a literal and figurative meaning which taught morals and strong messages. His rhythm and timing of his poetry had a huge impact for truth for African Americans.

=__Poetry Analysis:__= =//Slim Greer in Hell (//Alighieri, Dante.//)//= //Slim Greer went to heaven;// //St. Peter said, "Slim,// //You been a right good boy."// //An' he winked at him.//

//"You been travelin' rascal// //In yo'day.// //You kin roam once mo';// //Den you come to stay.//

//"Put dese wings on yo' shoulders,// //An' save yo' feet."// //Slim grin, and he speak up,// //"Thankye, Pete."//

//Den Peter say, "Go// //To Hell an' see,// //All dat is doing, and// //Report to me.//

//"Be sure to remember// //How everything go."// //Slim say, "I be seein' yuh// //On de late watch, bo."//

//Slim got to cavortin'// //Swell as you choose,// //Like Lindy in de Spirit// //Of St. Louis Blues.//

//He flew an' he flew,// //Till at last he hit// //A hangar wid de sign readin'// //DIS IS IT.//

//Den he parked his wings,// //An' strolled aroun',// //Gittin' used to his feet// //On de solid ground.//

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 * Slim Greer in Hell was a poem that I thought was kind of quirky and funny. I thought it talked about blacks, since in the poem the dialogue used black sayings. I thought it talked about how people do bad things and it just makes them realize that what they're doing is going down a dark path similar to Hell. In the poem it talked about a man going to Hell to witness what was happening there but when he stopped, he realized that he was in real life. "On de solid ground."**=====
 * Sterling A. Brown was a black poet who was known for writing about blacks. He showed that in this poem also by using black culture dialogue. He also rhymed in the poem every two lines. There were also many metaphors and similes talking about how life can be Heaven and Hell. A symbolic meaning that caught my eye was on the last line of the 7th stanza where he thought "DIS IS IT." That was when he realized that what's done is done and he just realized what had just happened.**

__**Works Cited**__


 * " Sterling A. Brown- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. .**


 * Alighieri, Dante. " Slim Greer in Hell- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. .**


 * shrewdness, racial stereotype: "tonic, and the double-edged. "Sterling A. Brown's Life and Career." Welcome to English Â« Department of English, College of LAS, University of Illinois. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. .**