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The phrase "tobacco brown bones" in line 3 refers to
Creeks who died in New Orleans.
In lines 21-24, the speaker says, "I have a memory. / It swims deep in blood, / a delta in the skin. It swims out of Oklahoma, / deep the Mississippi River." The speaker's memory is
part of his or her cultural heritage.
The phrase "future children / buried beneath the currents" (lines 33-34) refers to
unborn children of Creeks who died in New Orleans.
What did DeSoto come to New Orleans to find?
"golden treasure"
The speaker says that DeSoto looked for "shining streets / of beaten gold to dance on with silk ladies" (lines 40-41). These lines characterize DeSoto as
ambitious.
Which lines create a vivid sensory image for readers?
"stale rooms, the sun behind thick and moist / clouds"
Which image describes how the Creeks lived?
"earth towns"
"Black mammy dolls / holding white babies" (lines 66-67) represent black women who
care for white people's children.
What two things does blood most strongly symbolize in the poem?
violence against Creeks, the memory of a culture
Which statement best expresses a theme of the poem?
It's important to keep cultural memories alive.