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Protest LETTER WHAT IT MEANS? ANALYSIS

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Real-life situation –
According to the poem,
To sin by silence, when we should when can you truly say  In this real life situation this is like
protest, that a land is free? unfair world. we cannot have raised
Makes cowards out of men. The human any do's not until we rich, and all of
race R  Give a real-life us cannot raised our voices to hear
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice situation that is our words.
been raised connected to your
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust, answer in the
The inquisition yet would serve the law,
given question.  The title of the poem is "Protest" by
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
And guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare, must speak and Title  It is an expression or declaration of
speak again  What is objection, disapproval, or dissent,
To right the wrongs of many. Speech, the title of the often in opposition to something a
thank God, poem? person is powerless to prevent or
No vested power in this great day and T  What is avoid.
land the  I predict that protest as a word will be
Can gag or throttle. Press and voice may literal/denotative used in the future in many ways and
cry meaning of the as per the poem Protest, I think that
Loud disapproval of existing ills; word? this will inform people on how they
May criticize oppression and condemn  Make a were treated.
The lawlessness of wealth-protecting prediction what it
laws means.
That let the children and child bearers
toil
To purchase ease for idle millionaires.
Therefore, I do protest against the boast
Of independence in this mighty land.
Call no chain strong, which holds one
rusted link.
Call no land free, that holds one fettered
slave.
Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are loosed to toss in childish sport and
glee,
Until the mother bears no burden, save
The precious one beneath her heart, until
God’s soil is rescued from the clutch of
greed
And given back to labor, let no man
Call this the land of freedom.
Paraphrase – put the  The poem is about making a strong case for
why protest is required to bring about bigger
poem in your own words
change, while also condemning historical
injustice and unrestrained capitalism.
 What is
P the poem about?  According to what the poem wants to say to
 What does the society, the only way to achieve true
it say to society? liberty for everybody is to protest and fight
for it.
 Call no chain strong, which holds one
Connotation – Look at
rusted link.
connotations of words
and figurative language
C for more meaning. You can’t call yourself a strong
(Look and write lines in person if you still keep holding on
the poem then give more the things that makes you weak.
meaning.) 2-3 samples
 God’s soil is rescued from the clutch
of greed.
Real-life meaning
In now days we all experience many
 What do you think problems but God guiding us and HE
R could be the will protect us on his land
purpose of the
poet?
 Can you give the
meaning of the  To sin by silence
poem that is also
related to our
society nowadays  Can you give the meaning of the
and what poem that is also related to our
learnings did you society nowadays and what learnings
get from it? did you get from it? (The meaning of
the poem written by Ella is to remain
silence as if when you don't have
power you don't have the right to
speak now days that's what happened
to us like the poor, the innocent and
so on. The lesson here is that we
should fight for what is right, not just
keep quiet or to be silent)