Yet Do I Marvel

How much do I have to pay someone to write my assignment today?

He is the God. He should have made this clear to himself. "What awful brain compels His awful hand..." is another evidence of his inclination to blasphemy. The use of the awful brought down the level of God to a status that He could be questioned and criticized by the poet. Buried in the lines of the poem is the appreciation of the poet for the power of God to create all of the stated events.

"Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet black, and bid him sing" showcases the biggest question from the poet himself. He wanted to ask why he was made a poet, and at the same time, black, if he was destined to say something to the world. During the time the poem was written, it was very difficult for poets, who are black, like Cullen, to voice what they have in their hearts and minds. This is a reflection of the state in his mind that if he was given the choice, he should have been white, and not black.

Reference:

• Cullen, C. 2006. Yet Do I Marvel. In Concise Anthology of American Literature. G McMichael & JS Leonard. 6th ed. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. 1735.