Question

E Q U A L I T Y
You declare you see me dimly
through a glass which will not shine,
though I stand before you boldly,
trim in rank and making time.

You do own to hear me faintly 5
as a whisper out of range,
while my drums beat out the message
and the rhythms never change.

Equality, and I will be free.
Equality, and I will be free. 10

We have lived a painful history,
we know the shameful past,
but I keep on marching forward,
and you keep on coming last.
Equality, and I will be free. 15
Equality, and I will be free.

Take the blinders from your vision,
take the padding f

Answer 1

from your ears,
and confess you've heard me crying,
and admit you've seen my tears. 20

Hear the tempo so compelling,
hear the blood throb through my veins.
Yes, my drums are beating nightly,
and the rhythms never change.

Equality, and I will be free. 25
Equality, and I will be free.

Answer 2

That's the poem. Here are a few questions. Thank you!


What symbol in the poem "EQUALITY" shows that one person's understanding of the other is not very clear?


What type of poetic device do we see in the line "Equality, and I will be free"?


According to the poem "EQUALITY," what two nouns need to be removed from the listener so that this person can better understand?