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EPITAPH: FOR A LADY I KNOW by COUNTEE CULLEN

Poet Analysis

First Line: SHE THINKS THAT EVEN UP IN HEAVEN
Last Line: TO DO CELESTIAL CHORES.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; RELIGION; SOCIAL CLASSES; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; THEOLOGY; CASTE;
She thinks that even up in heaven
Her class lies late and snores,
While poor black cherubs rise at seven
To do celestial chores.



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