Listen, Lord—A Prayer
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Listen, Lord—A Prayer is a poetic sermon-prayer by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection God’s Trombones, that powerfully evokes the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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prayer ⓘ sermon-poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creatorOccupation |
civil rights activist
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educator ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| depicts | African American religious experience ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| genre |
religious poetry
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sermonic poetry ⓘ |
| hasCollectionPosition | opening prayer of God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| includedIn | God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
evoke live preaching
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inspire spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | free verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of written imitation of oral sermon
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key work in African American religious poetry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Black preacher ⓘ |
| partOf | God’s Trombones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Black church tradition
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Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
biblical allusion
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call-and-response cadence ⓘ oratorical rhythm ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| setting | imagined church service ⓘ |
| style | African American preaching style ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
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collective struggle of Black Americans ⓘ communal prayer ⓘ divine intercession ⓘ suffering and hope ⓘ |
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