Read over the poem "Harriet Tubman"
by Eloise Greenfield
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman didn't take no stuff
Wasn't scared of nothing neither
Didn't come in this world to be no slave
And wasn't going to stay one either
"Farewell!" she sang to her friends one night
She was mighty sad to leave 'em
But she ran away that dark, hot night
Ran looking for her freedom
She ran to the woods and she ran through the woods
With the slave catchers right behind her
And she kept on going till she got to the North
Where those mean men couldn't find her
Nineteen times she went back South
To get three hundred others
She ran for her freedom nineteen times
To save Black sisters and brothers
Harriet Tubman didn't take no stuff
Wasn't scared of nothing neither
Didn't come in this world to be no slave
And didn't stay one either
And didn't stay one either
Think about the background information that you learned in the movie about Harriet Tubman. Then reflect on the poem by Eloise Greenfield. Leave a comment using the following to help you formulate your thinking:
1. What words or lines in the poem do you think are the most important in capturing Harriet Tubman's personality. Why? What is it about her personality that is important?
2. Are you able to hear a rhythm or beat in the poem? How does this help with meaning?
3. Whose voice do you hear loud and clear in the poem? Why is this voice important?
4. What do you like best about the poem?
5. Who are you planning to write about in your poem?
i think harriet tubman is a very insperational person and is very interesting. i like how the poem has a bit of a chorus and a rythym.
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