Glory TPCASTT

Title: This title could be analyzed to mean that the following poem contains the works or achievements of someone that has renown them renown or honor, and is simply titled "Glory" to express a lack of any other word to describe what the poem encompasses.

Paraphrase: When the glory comes, it will be theirs, when the war is won, they will be sure.
Their hands are lifted to the heavens, no weapon formed against them, the glory is destined to come. The glory makes men and women legends and sets them free from sin by making them blessings. Rosa sat on the bus as defiance to that "sin" and King pointed to the mountain and they began to run. The war is not over and the victory is not theirs, they will fight until the finish and when the war is done they will have the glory and praise (God) for the victory. The place called Selma is now a free place, they rose from the dark and became heroes. They remained peaceful and still managed to win the war, the wrongs are righted and they did it together. The glory is theirs now that the war is won.

Connotation: The use of  religious imagery is used as a way to express the way that they felt about how the fight against inequality was going. Rosa, along with King are patronized for their peaceful war against the inequality of America, and King being renowned for his fight until the end.

Attitude: Throughout the poem only positive attitudes are expressed whether it be confidence, reflection, or an attitude of aspiration and thankfulness for the deeds of these influential people who fight for the equality of African Americans.

Shifts: The first shift occurs around the second chorus, the war is not over and their battle isn't won, the previous statements in the second stanza are more explanatory of the course of action that had been taken thus far, however effective thus far, and then the introduction that the war is still not won brings one back from any ignorance of their progress and the glory it may have achieved. It shifts again shortly after that chorus to introduce more that would be considered part of the achievement of glory and ends with a hopeful statement of how they will act then it is all said and done.

Title: This title is more readily recognizable as how they will see glory after all their "fighting" is done. It speaks of what is to come instead of what already is, even though some glory has already been achieved on some level by the events mentioned briefly in the poem.

Theme: This poem addresses inequality in the past, in the time of MLKJ, it is mentioned about their works and actions that are in effort of fighting for equality of African Americans and Whites. The poet wants the reader to walk away with a better understanding of the mindset of these great historical leaders. Wars, especially ones concerning social issues are not always won by brute force, and is not clouded by arrogance but clarified by humility and perseverance to the set goal to achieve.