Comments by Nico Verene Most recent public comments by Nico Verene https://nowcomment.com/users/94068 The rhythm of this poem is interesting and makes you feel like you are inside of the poem. The author makes you feel connected to the poem. The author also stops at certain points to emphasize what she is saying and to make the reader pause and think. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2459744 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2459744 Thu, 06 May 2021 12:01:46 -0400 I think that the personification in this poem makes the poem seem like Philadelphia is a person. The author refers to Philadelphia as a "Girl" giving it personality. The author also refers to Philadelphia as "You" as if she was talking to a real person. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2459738 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2459738 Thu, 06 May 2021 11:58:22 -0400 The poems flow is smooth. there are some pauses in it to make to listener think about what the stanza meant. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2311584 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2311584 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:53:03 -0500 She talks about Philadelphia and how many names it has and its reputation. Then she talks about how it brings her love. https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2311579 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2311579 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:43:13 -0500 I like how the author of this poem described the specific places in Philadelphia. I also like how the author of this poem personifies Philadelphia talking about it saying "her" https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2311569 https://nowcomment.com/documents/105180?scroll_to=2311569 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:31:38 -0500 her characters confidence develops in the end showing her character building over time. She does not mind of others think of her poorly. She is just going to live her own life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267027 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267027 Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:17:22 -0500 this paragraph makes me want to read more https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267026 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267026 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:26:42 -0500 she probably needs to work while pregnant for money https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267024 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267024 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:16:32 -0500 He is saying that the white man likes hearing the black man suffer. He is fed up and trying to show how the white man is affecting black people https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267008 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267008 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:15:29 -0500 hes scared of what could happen to him https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267007 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267007 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:12:47 -0500 Fonny needed this help from them https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267006 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267006 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:08:22 -0500 yeah 118 is very young to get married https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267005 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267005 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:28:24 -0500 Fonny wants to strengthen their relationship by getting married https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267004 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2267004 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:09:27 -0500 its weird how their family dynamic changes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2266987 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2266987 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:59:05 -0500 This shows Fonny cares for her. He is truly in love. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2266985 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239919?scroll_to=2266985 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:52:06 -0500 it shows that have to take new responsibilities and grow up https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249719 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249719 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:20:01 -0500 this is hard for her whole family https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249717 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249717 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:55:37 -0500 why are these people so mad over a baby https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249716 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249716 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:12:21 -0500 tish is fed up with it https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249714 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249714 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:17:25 -0500 they seem to get a lot of harassments from people but their family is still supportive and that's what matters https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249711 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:16:11 -0500 maybe Mrs. Hunt has something against Frank https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249710 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249710 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:14:49 -0500 they are gonna stay here https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249709 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249709 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:14:15 -0500 maybe the street was surprising because of how dark and eerie it was https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249708 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249708 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:42:13 -0500 it shows they can suppress some emotion and ignore things like being made fun of. https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249707 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249707 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:42:12 -0500 what does he need money for https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249706 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249706 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 23:41:11 -0500 maybe what her father means is that maybe even he isn't ready for her to have it https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249691 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249691 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:04:48 -0500 it probably wont be too bad that she drank while pregnant one time but if you do it consistently your baby will have issues or die https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249690 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249690 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:04:57 -0500 its nice that they are celebrating that they are gonna have a new family member. They want to make Tish feel supported https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249689 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:59:39 -0500 maybe pouring the bottle shows how he is becoming more responsible for the family and in the house? https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249686 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:38:01 -0500 there's probably old wine that is expensive or something in there https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249682 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239184?scroll_to=2249682 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:16:47 -0400 she might be worried about what her family thinks about her actions https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238233 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238233 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:30:47 -0500 it does seem like they put him in jail for no valid reason https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238218 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238218 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:28:31 -0500 what makes him have to do this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238216 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238216 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:27:49 -0500 they're taking care of eachother https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238214 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238214 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:25:35 -0500 seems like this line could mean something in the real world and in the book https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238212 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238212 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:22:45 -0500 by describing the things happening in the church, it creates sound from words https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238187 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238187 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:06:51 -0500 i also do not think Ms.Hunt cares about what happened https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238185 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238185 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:01:01 -0500 maybe fonnys mom has some sort of conflict with other people at the sunday school? https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238184 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238184 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:59:05 -0500 maybe by saying the church is handsome they could also mean it looks nice https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238182 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2238182 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:56:02 -0500 I think that she said you look nice "today" as if she didn't look nice every other day https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2234545 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2234545 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:25:39 -0500 i feel like they did not talk about it much afterwards https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229891 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229891 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:31:54 -0500 this changes the relationship between them https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229888 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229888 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:28:16 -0500 wow this is a big point of the book https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229887 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229887 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:25:40 -0500 I wonder why hes in jail https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229884 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2229884 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:51:57 -0500 Why is he called "the lord" https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2223842 https://nowcomment.com/documents/239056?scroll_to=2223842 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:42:11 -0500 he was struggling to connect with the Jewish boys https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168761 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168761 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:38:59 -0400 he is ready to disengage because he knows the bible is just another way white people try to be above black people https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168757 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168757 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:38:20 -0400 i agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168755 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168755 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:37:28 -0400 its hard for him to leave but he knows its best for him https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168753 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:36:57 -0400 he stays at the church was for his family https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168751 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168751 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:36:17 -0400 he feels free/relieved https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168750 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168750 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:35:36 -0400 religion for him seems to be his escape from reality https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168746 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168746 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:59:31 -0400 his religion/church made a huge impact on his life https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168743 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168743 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:34:05 -0400 white people had made such an impact on black people that they thought they were lesser than white people https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168740 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168740 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:33:14 -0400 he knows it would be very hard to achieve great things https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168738 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168738 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:32:40 -0400 he realizes he has no talent https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168735 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168735 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:02:32 -0500 I think he is careful about it so he doesn't want white people to think of him as less superior https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168732 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168732 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:30:35 -0400 its saying that white people wanted to show that they are superior which wasn't right https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168730 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2168730 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:29:22 -0400 it was very tough for black people in the 60's no matter what https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163688 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163688 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:12:17 -0400 i think he is conflicted with his sexaulity https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163681 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163681 and how it impacts his religion Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:08:00 -0500 At 14 he had a mix-up about his religion https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163678 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163678 he is scared he is gonna go to hell if he follows what his friends are doing Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:47:14 -0400 its talks about "where my Saviour died" https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163672 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163672 im pretty sure he is talking about jesus Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:45:21 -0400 I think its talking about following what the white man does. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231335?scroll_to=2163670 I disagree that they should force religion on someone who is non religious Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:34:11 -0400 i think it suggests that in the first paragraph https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144178 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144178 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:38:05 -0400 it talks about memories https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144161 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144161 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:36:19 -0400 i think so too https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144160 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144160 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:35:26 -0400 i also feel bad https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144154 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144154 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:30:01 -0400 I think James wanted to make up for his grandfather having a terrible life and change life foe the better https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144153 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144153 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:29:15 -0400 I think James wanted to make up for his father having a terrible life so he wanted to change life as a whole. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144152 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231316?scroll_to=2144152 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:27:53 -0400