Poetry Analysis

Elizabeth Alexander's “Praise Song for the Day” is a praise recital that she uses to arrest the strong feelings, passions, and soul of a territory that is excitedly moving forward to a future and an administration that writers like Alexander feel has been a long time coming (Graywolf Press). After the years of slavery and discrimination against African Americans, as a Black president, Barrack Obama represents a man who has been judged by the content his character and found worthy of the highest office in their nation. To multicultural immigrants, Obama comprises the addition and representation that they have not ...