This is a remarkable poem about courage, strength, and honor. the author is calling to a great movement that will end injustice against black people. He aims for unity among black Americans, so they can fight for the right causes instead of wasting more valuable lives. The author knows that there is a risk to take but it would be worth it. The main goal of the movement will be for white people to be conscious about their actions against black people and the consequences. Then, black Americans will fight until the last breath and even when their bodies wouldn't be alive, their spirits will rise up to go on with the revolution. This is the part that I really enjoyed from the poem ! I think this is an effective work of political arts because it relates the aesthetics and ethics in such a way that gets the reader's attention at once.
"Our deaths shall be noisy and beautiful to the last swing".(Line 3)This is another part of the poem that from my point of view,expresses the ideals of a hero willing to sacrifice his own life as an analogy.I think that "Revolution" represents pure art that combined with politics make a blend of political lyric expressionism.
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Interesting post - what do you think about that idea of sacrifice? Does progress need to depend on people giving their lives? What do you make of the way that line describes death? How should we think about people who have made that sacrifice?
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