In the poem, "Her class lies late and snores."
What does "class" mean, and why her class snores??
and, "While poor black cheurbs rise at seven."
Is there any special meaning of "at seven"?? the 7th heaven@@?
(sorry for asking such a stupid question, because I'm a Taiwanese, I think there might be some special meaning based on Western cultere that I don't know.)
2007-02-28 02:30:48 · 5 answers · asked by ivy sheep 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's not a stupid question at all and you are quite right in supposing that there is a cultural meaning involved.
The lady in question has such a distorted view of life and death that she thinks that she will continue to enjoy a high rank in the life to come. She supposes that she will have a position of privilege and luxury in Heaven and that black people will continue to wait upon her. While she will laze in bed and get up late in the morning, it will be the fate of black people (transformed into angelic beings) to get up early to do all the menial tasks.
Only four lines, but very telling!
2007-02-28 02:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 08:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by manikas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This poem describes a sad time in US history.
In some parts of the US, many white people still believed that whites were superior to black people. The rich white people of this social "class" didn't have to get up early; they had black servants to do the house-work. This lady thought that blacks were naturally supposed to do the chores for whites. She thought it would be the same in Heaven after death.
2007-02-28 03:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In this context, "class" means social class. One would assume that the lady in this poem is white and used to having black servants. And I think the "at seven" is simply seven in the morning. So she and her the rest of her social class (rich, presumably white people) will be sleeping and snoring while the poor blacks will be getting up early and working for them. Make sense?
2007-02-28 03:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by fk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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In the poem, "Her class lies late and snores."
What does "class" mean, and why her class snores??
and, "While poor black cheurbs rise at seven."
Is there any special meaning of "at seven"?? the 7th heaven@@?
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