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Poem Information about speaker
A Stone’s A self-righteous man who is part of a
Throw group of men who are prepared to
stone a woman who they believed
had committed a sexual crime and
must be punished for it
West Indian Usa The persona is a passenger on a plane
who is island hopping through the
caribbean in which his next stop is
San Juan
Dreaming Black The Persona is a black boy who
Boy wants for more normalcy in his life.
Things like receiving a
congratulatory embrace, receiving the
best education possible, and traveling
without harassment. The persona
wishes to give up the fight for the
basic right to prosper and to surpass
society expectations.
A Theme for In this poem, the persona identifies as
English B” a black person, the only student of
color in his class. For the first half of
the poem, the speaker stresses the
physical and symbolic ways in which
his race distinguishes him from his
white classmates and lecturer.
Theme Devices used to show theme
1. Diction (choice of words) e.g. “them”
Prejudice and “they”: he shows his prejudice by
grouping all attractive women together
as prostitutes.
Places Simile comparing Suan Juan to other
things to let the reader understand and
have a better image of what he's seeing
Desire Repetition. The frequent recurrence of
and the words "I want" indicates a craving,
dreams if not desperation, for the most basic of
life's pleasures. The persona's repeated
wishes lend validity to the concept that
his wants are truly dreams that may or
may not come true.
Identity rhetorical question The persona poses
questions in order for the reader to gain
a better understanding of how he feels
and his struggle with race and identity.