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The poem "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay describes two groups - the "we" group and the "they" group. The "we" group refers to themselves as noble and brave kinsmen who, though outnumbered, will face the murderous "they" group and fight back even while facing death. The "they" group is depicted as dangerous monsters who hunt the "we" group like animals, but the "we" group vows to meet the common foe and deal one death-blow for every thousand blows against them.
english-ks3-lesson-eng-y7-u19-l1.pptx
- 1. If We Must Die by Claude McKay Lesson 1 of 5 English Ms Turner 1
- 2. 2 If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accurs竪d lot. If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! O kinsmen! we must meet the common foe! Though far outnumbered let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men well face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back! If We Must Die by Claude McKay
- 3. First impressions (answer these in full sentences) 1. What are your first impressions of the we group in the poem? My first impressions of the we group are that ... Words you could use: noble, brave, nervous, human 2. What are your first impressions of the they group in the poem? My first impressions of the they group are that... Words you could use: dangerous, powerful, monsters 3
- 4. Answering questions about If We Must Die 1. What were your first impressions of the poem If We Must Die? When I first heard the poem, I thought it was 1. What do you now think the poem If We Must Die is about? Now, I think that the poem describes 4
- 5. Answering questions about If We Must Die 3. What do we find out about the group of people referred to as we? The group of people referred to as we seem... 4.What do we find out about the group of people referred to as they? The group of people referred to as they seem... 5