Even though onions and bad music isn't really romanticized, in this line it is because it represents a home to many people who love it there.

Cigarette holes is a metaphor for what it is to live under capitalism. It means burning of people's protest to live a different way. It burns because no matter what, nothing changes.

This line is uncovering shame and fear and it is shown by mentioning being unshaven and in underwear and burning money and then the fear is represented by the terror coming from the wall.

I can sense the fear in these lines.

This is poem is referencing slavery.

I appreciate the way the language is written because it adds a level of authenticity, especially when adding quotes.

Having fame does not make life easier and many celebrities fall into depression because of the way of life that they lead even when surrounded by a lot of love (but from strangers).

what is the meaning of the word "queer" used in this sentence?

referring to the journey they have take in life and how it is not the path that is seen as the most common but the one that has guided them to where they needed to be.

What is the hidden meaning behind the jug??

Comparing a sleepy child to a jug just lets the reader know the type of care and tenderness there was for the way the jug was placed at the feet

"lost" as in dead?

her focusing on the wallpaper so much, foreshadows how it may affect her later.

I don't understand why the people around her aren't happy with her writing and why she's afraid of people finding her writing.

the barred windows makes it seem like she is in a prison as well as the gate and then staring at the same yellow wallpaper every day also makes her feel like she's going crazy.

No matter how much these kids struggled, there was no one else who was more willing to learn than African American children.

"house" meaning the United States. Black people in this country are not treated the way they should be treated in their own home. People act like Black people don't belong here even though they were born in the same country as white Americans.

He felt like he was just a "regular" person until this sudden experience where he realized that others did not see him as one of them because of the color of his skin.

I like the ending to this poem because it concludes that all the things that were mentioned above, were meant to feed the 'lion' in order for the lion to grow.

In each stanza, there are descriptions of things leading the way for "they lion' to grow.

The Lion represents people in a community. By mentioning things like 'acids of rage...wooden dollies," that gives us the idea that without having to go through living situations that have been difficult, people would not grow or evolve into better beings.