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What is the theme of the poem "Stomp" by Nikki Grimes? Please give at least 3 support claims from the poem. This is optional to you but if you want to, give the message of the poem and how the poet conveys this message in the poem. ​

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Answer:

The poet structured the poem in stanzas of four and only verses, because he wanted to tell a story of a hero, but do it in a musical way, where he presented a chorus that reinforces the heroism of that character, but presented stanzas that present the adventures that the hero participated.

Explanation:

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The theme of the poem "Stomp", by Nikki Grimes, is prejudice, bullying, and the power of words.

  • Nikki Grimes is an American author born in Harlem in (1950).
  • Her poem "Stomp" has a boy as its speaker. He comes home, stomping, after having been called names.
  • The poem's theme concerns prejudice and bullying. The boy is angry for being offended. Words are used to hurt him. They have the power to injure his soul. However, once he calms down, he chooses the words that really matter to him.
  • Evidence that supports that claim is as follows:

- "haters sling words at me / like jagged stones / designed to split my skin"

- "Letter by letter / I rediscover my power to decide / which words matter"

- "I get to choose."

  • Thus, the author conveys the message that one gets to choose what to believe.
  • Although bullies and haters may try to break one's spirit, one can still keep on going strong, proud. As a matter of fact, one can fight the offensive words of a hater also with words - words of empowerment, of pride, of happiness.
  • That is shown through the speaker's attitude and action of choosing words in a newspaper and telling himself, "I get to choose."

Learn more about Nikki Grimes's poetry here:

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