Open up your “I, Too poem,” by Langston Hughes In your small groups, you will discuss and ANSWER the questions below
Question 1: How does the stanza below contribute to the overall structure and development of the theme? (look back into your notes to see examples of themes)
I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

Question 2: What effect does the stanzas below have on the overall structure and meaning of the text? (Structure is how the story is organized or sequenced)

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

One of the main things that tobacco did for jamestown was to foster peace between the english and the powhatan. o save the colony by providing a source of income. finance the formation of the house of burgesses. make the virginia company a financial success.

Ok serious americans were british ay don’t we have a british accent?

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.