I think “Yet Do I Marvel” By Countee Cullen best explains the African American struggle because of his frequently used comparisons throughout the poem. His use of an extended paradox within a sonnet demonstrated the pain he feels with his disadvanteges as a black man. His allusions were more in depth; creating many unanswered questions that really make you think. Hyperbole was strategically used when describing his torture as a man with many talents but disadvantages. His sophisticated vocabulary showed his high education, adding to the effect of how his people were treated poorly. You can feel the frustration that Cullen was implying, especially in the last line, “To make a poet black, and bid him to sing!” I interpreted this poem as if Cullen were Tantalus, where he had the fruit but could never eat it. Cullen is not disrespecting God, but confused as to why he would do such a thing.