If we Must Die by Claude Mckay
Claude McKay, the first major poet of the Harlem Renaissance. The main thing Claude McKay did to show imagery and description in the poem “If We Must Die” to convey feeling is to shape the trends that would later define that literary moment.The feeling that resonates throughout the poem is the conflict between whites and blacks.
The poem in general is a protest to all blacks, declaring this: Don't settle with the mistreatments and nefarious acts by whites and fight back. He uses his voice just like other blacks to encourage boldness and that's what he did. McKay takes the approach to fight back and stand up for what is right and what every living soul deserves - basic human rights. In essence, action is the key for any change. Without standing up and taking action, nothing will be done and the killings against blacks will continue.
"Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!"
by Claude McKey
The poem in general is a protest to all blacks, declaring this: Don't settle with the mistreatments and nefarious acts by whites and fight back. He uses his voice just like other blacks to encourage boldness and that's what he did. McKay takes the approach to fight back and stand up for what is right and what every living soul deserves - basic human rights. In essence, action is the key for any change. Without standing up and taking action, nothing will be done and the killings against blacks will continue.
"Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!"
by Claude McKey