Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People
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Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People is a collection of bold, imaginative, and empowering poems for children and young adults that celebrates Black identity, history, and self-worth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People Context triple: [Nikki Giovanni, notableWork, Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People]
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A.
To Be the Poet
"To Be the Poet" is a reflective, genre-blending work by Maxine Hong Kingston in which she meditates on aging, creativity, and her late-life turn from prose to poetry.
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B.
The Future Poetry
The Future Poetry is a critical work by Indian philosopher and yogi Sri Aurobindo that explores the spiritual evolution of poetry and envisions a higher, more intuitive poetic expression for the future.
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C.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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D.
Three Stories and Ten Poems
Three Stories and Ten Poems is Ernest Hemingway’s first published book, a 1923 collection that introduced his concise, modernist prose style through a small set of short stories and poems.
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E.
Schoolroom Poets
The Schoolroom Poets were a group of 19th-century American poets, including figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier, whose morally instructive and accessible verse was widely memorized and recited in schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People Target entity description: Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People is a collection of bold, imaginative, and empowering poems for children and young adults that celebrates Black identity, history, and self-worth.
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A.
To Be the Poet
"To Be the Poet" is a reflective, genre-blending work by Maxine Hong Kingston in which she meditates on aging, creativity, and her late-life turn from prose to poetry.
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B.
The Future Poetry
The Future Poetry is a critical work by Indian philosopher and yogi Sri Aurobindo that explores the spiritual evolution of poetry and envisions a higher, more intuitive poetic expression for the future.
-
C.
The Winding Stair and Other Poems
The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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D.
Three Stories and Ten Poems
Three Stories and Ten Poems is Ernest Hemingway’s first published book, a 1923 collection that introduced his concise, modernist prose style through a small set of short stories and poems.
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E.
Schoolroom Poets
The Schoolroom Poets were a group of 19th-century American poets, including figures like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier, whose morally instructive and accessible verse was widely memorized and recited in schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's poetry book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
build self-esteem in young readers
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counter negative stereotypes ⓘ |
| author | Nikki Giovanni ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Black culture
ⓘ
Black history ⓘ Black womanhood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | classic of Black children's poetry ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
classroom resource
ⓘ
multicultural education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural pride
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imagination ⓘ positive self-image for Black children ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasNotablePoem |
Ego Tripping
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Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ Nikki-Rosa ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
first-person narration
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imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American literature ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Black history
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Black identity ⓘ empowerment ⓘ self-worth ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African heritage
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family and community ⓘ history and memory ⓘ personal identity ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange |
middle grade readers
ⓘ
teens ⓘ |
| tone |
affirming
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bold ⓘ imaginative ⓘ |
| usedIn |
African-American studies curricula
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poetry workshops for youth ⓘ |
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