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7+ Poems About Colonization: Confronting The Past

When most people think of poems, they don’t usually think of poems about colonization. However, there are several poets who have written about this topic. 

In this collection, we will look at some of these poems and explore what they say about the experience of being colonized.

We will also consider how these poems can help us better understand this complex and essential history. So, if you’re interested in learning more about poetry and colonization, keep reading!

What Are The Best Colonization Poems?

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The experience of oppression has had a profound and lasting impact on Indigenous peoples worldwide. These colonization poems offer a unique perspective on this complex history, and they are a powerful reminder of the importance of remembrance and reconciliation.

We hope you have enjoyed reading these poems as much as we have enjoyed curating them.

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"Paradise Lost" is a famous epic poem by John Milton. What is the next line of this poem after "Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit"?

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"The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"

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"A Contribution to Statistics" is a famous poem by Wislawa Szymborska. What is the next line of this poem after "Out of a hundred people"?

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"Ode to a Nightingale" is a famous poem by John Keats. What is the next line of this poem after "My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains"?

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"I am the master of my fate, 

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"Because I could not be with you, I will write across the page the words I was too afraid to speak, I was too afraid to stay, I was too afraid to leave."

 

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"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:"

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"Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night;"

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"It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee."

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"The Odyssey" is a famous epic poem by Homer. What is the next line of this poem after "Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero"?

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"Do not go gentle into that good night,

 Old age should burn and rave at close of day; 

Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

 

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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, 

But I have promises to keep, 

And miles to go before I sleep, 

And miles to go before I sleep."

 

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"O Captain! My Captain! 

our fearful trip is done, 

The ship has weathered every rack, 

the prize we sought is won."

 

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"I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair" is the opening line of a poem by Pablo Neruda. What is the next line of this poem?

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"Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink."

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"Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all." 

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"I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother."

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a five-line stanza with a syllable count of 2-4-6-8-2, and typically contains a humorous or witty twist at the end?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by a series of eight-line stanzas, with a rhyme scheme of A-B-A-B-B-C-B-C?

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What is the name of the poetic form in which the last word of each line is repeated throughout the poem?

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Which of the following poetic forms is characterized by six sestets and a final tercet, with a complex pattern of repeating end words?

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Which of the following is NOT a form of Japanese poetry?

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What is the name of the poetic form in which the poem's shape on the page reflects its subject matter?

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