Americans searching for a rallying cry for the cause of black men and women killed in police-involved incidents have found inspiration in recent years in "If We Must Die," a poem by Jamaican writer ...

This pattern suggests the strong formation in which the cavalry charge and is consistent in the first five stanzas. The final two lines of the first three stanzas act as a refrain or a chorus. These ...

The rhythm of the opening lines, “Half a league, half a league, / Half a league onward,” creates a relentless beat which is continued throughout the poem. This rhythm echoes the sound and pace of the ...