Read the poem the Path by Paul Laurence Dunbar what is the central idea of the poem?

This is my best translation of the the poem

Hes describing some sort of burden, something hard to overcome. As the characer in the poem struggles to achieve his goal. However, if he can pass through these struggles, he will be able to get what he wanted or desired.

Explanation:

I personally think this way but poems are tend to be interpretted in diffrent ways like songs. However Ill still give my best explanation.

These two lines are signifying that the thing he desired can be achieved in many ways and it is not easy to achieve them since there is no straight path and he must make up his own to acieve what he wants.

" There are no beaten paths to Glory’s height,

There are no rules to compass greatness known; "

What I said above translates these lines.

" Each for himself must cleave a path alone,

And press his own way forward in the fight. "

Same goes for these lines

" Smooth is the way to ease and calm delight,

And soft the road Sloth chooseth for her own; "

Aswell as this, refer to the answer to understand

" But he who craves the flower of life full–blown,

Must struggle up in all his armor dight! "

" What though the burden bear him sorely down

And crush to dust the mountain of his pride, "

Oh, then, with strong heart let him still abide;

For rugged is the roadway to renown, "

Ill let you do the rest, This is already quite a lot of info for you to be able to understand the poem :)

I hope it helped

Read the last line to understand him getting his desire or what he wants.

Link to the poem: https://poets.org/poem/path-0

 Dunbar's poem examines African Americans' place in society; Crane's poem examines humankind's place in the universe.

Dunbar's poem focuses on societal forces; Crane's poem focuses on environmental forces.

Explanation: Compare the themes of the two poems and contrast the themes of the two poems.

there on the beach was a struggling turtle.   around its bright green neck was a loop of soda can rings.   in order to the planet, i have made a few changes to my life.   the first change is reducing the number of straws used. the second change was to recycle.   finally, i have worked hard to clean up litter.   it is important to clean our ocean.

you may not think straws have a large impact but they do.   imagine for every straw you sip out of a poor, , adorable turtle is being harmed.   one way i chipped in to is by using metal straws.   these straws are reusable and inexpensive.   another change is simply turning down straws.   by refusing a straw, i’m the turtles one drink at a time.  

however, the ocean just doesn't have turtles.   there are lots of creatures that live there and are harmed by all the litter.   to prevent litter from growing it’s important to recycle.   for me, i have started to buy most goods that are made out of recycled material.   pura vidas, chacos, purses, and too many other items to even count.   plus, when you buy those products they give money to charities.   not only am i the environment, but i’m also feeling better about my self.   finally, i have worked hard to clean up litter.   it is important to clean our ocean.

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