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. Oswald Durand's poem "The Black Man's Son" is the focus of this analysis. It's about a dark-skinned man who falls in love with a white girl named Lise, but there's a catch: they don't have the same skin color, which appears to be a problem for them. His parents, however, did not have the same skin tone because his father was black and his mother was white, yet they loved each other unconditionally.

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.  The poet is sharing his experience because he fell in love with someone who was lighter than him, but he was too dark for her, despite the fact that his mother was lighter than his father and she loved him to the fullest abilities she could. So in conclusion the poet is telling us that even if you love someone you cannot be in a relationship with them

Why is the poet telling us about this experience?

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. The poet portrays Lise as delicate and white, and he declares his love for her several times throughout the poem; the poet creates a romantic mood, but he knows that he is too dark for her.

How does the poem make the reader feel and why ?

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. The poem has a hopeful tone to it since, despite his love for Lise, they are unable to be together due to their differing skin tones even though his mother and father are together when they both have different skin tones.

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. I believe the poem's theme is love and attachment since he portrays Lise as frail and white, and as she blushed, pomegranates seemed to bloom, however they have a dilemma because of their skin tones.

Themes or lessons to be learned or issues discussed in the poem

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. This poetry is written in formal language. Even though they had a difficulty with their skin tones, the poet used modern-day standard English to express his feelings of love.

Type of language used by the poet in the poem

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. What bothered me about this poem was the fact that even though he loves her to the best extent of his abilities, they are unable to be together due to their skin tones; I believe that skin tones should not dictate who you wish to love.

What disturbed you about the poem and why?

Tia Polle

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