1. "The Harlem Dancer" by Claude McKay is in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet, consisting of 10 syllables in each line. This helps the poem to flow and have a rhythm, which helps attribute to the tone because the poem is about a performer. While the format of the poem helps create the tone, the images created contribute slightly more. While reading you see a girl who "sang and danced on gracefully and calm" (l. 5). This creates a happy, cheerful tone. The image later changes when the author describes her "falsely-smiling face" (l. 13). This makes the tone more somber, because you can see her pretending to smile while performing, showing that she is not proud of her job.
2. "It doesn't make much difference how the pain is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement." --Jackson Pollock
I find a lot of truth in the statement above. Everybody feels pain, and everyone has a different way of expressing that pain. No matter which way this is expressed, it is vital that pain is not bottled up inside. Art is a good method for expressing your inner feelings. I know that when I am hurt by someone or something, dancing, or writing lyrics to a song helps me to think things over and figure out how to deal with the pain. Everybody deals with and expresses their pain, but when artist's express their feelings the product is something beautiful.
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