Singing
The title of this poem is "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Is it any wonder that singing and music are an important motif? The speakers frame the poem as a song that is empowering and uplifting. Singin...
Pathways
There's a lot of imagery of pathways and roads in "Lift Every Voice and Sing." This imagery is used as a metaphor to indicate the very difficult times that African-Americans have had to live t...
Landscape
Landscape imagery is important to this poem. The natural landscape is described by the speakers in order to give a sense of the power of their own song and struggle for freedom. Nature is beautiful...