Wow. I found this second poem very hard to understand. I read it over a couple of times, but I'm still lost. I logged on to the blog to check up on what others had written, so I could knock ideas off of theirs. Unfortunately it seems that not many had gotten past the general ideas that I had formulated. Wheatley seemed to look up to Washington and really be thankful for him. Why, though, is the question. This is not to say that Washington wasn't a one-of-a-kind leader, but it seems like Wheatley was not actually against her being taken from her country at all. Perhaps the purpose of her writing was to catch the eye of the "big guy" and maybe use some reverse phsycology on him. Hmm...

Wheatley referred to George Washington as some sort of Saint, or king. This was not what he was!!! Maybe Wheatley thought a little old-fashioned "brown nosing" would do some good. ;-)

Wheatley has a real talent with writing, though, and poetic techniques. I noticed her rhyme scheme and use of metaphors. Also - this is for you, Mrs. Clark Evans - she was very "descriptive." By this I mean she did a good job "creating the scene" in the reader's head. She seemed to be well educated, also, for a slave.

I'd like to do some discussing of this poem, because it seems like a lot of us were left in the dark.

PS: A general question --- IS Phyllis Wheatley a man or a woman?!!!!! I only referred to "her" as a "she" because I know one Phyllis who is a woman. Keep me posted. :) thanks.