Learning Task 6: Read the poem carefully. Then, answer the questions that follow. Do this in your notebook.
If We Must Die by Claude McKay
1. What do the first four lines establish?
2. What message does the persona forward to his allies?
3. How does the persona describe his enemies?
4. According to the poet, how can one die nobly?
5. Using the Venn diagram below, compare in the poem and in the article in Learning Task 5.