The Creation

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"The Creation" is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that vividly reimagines the biblical story of the world's beginning in rich, rhythmic vernacular.

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instanceOf literaryWork ⓘ
poem ⓘ
sermon ⓘ
author James Weldon Johnson ⓘ
basedOn biblical Book of Genesis ⓘ
linked to: Book of Genesis
collection God’s Trombones ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
educationalUse taught in African American literature courses ⓘ
taught in religious studies and theology courses ⓘ
genre African American literature ⓘ
poetic sermon ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
hasAdaptation audio recording ⓘ
spoken word performance ⓘ
hasCharacter God ⓘ
influencedBy African American preaching tradition ⓘ
Black church oratory ⓘ
intendedPerformanceContext oral performance ⓘ
public recitation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
medium written text ⓘ
meter free verse with strong rhythmic patterns ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person preacher voice ⓘ
openingLine And God stepped out on space ⓘ
partOf God’s Trombones ⓘ
portraysEvent creation of humanity ⓘ
creation of the world ⓘ
publicationYear 1927 ⓘ
style dramatic monologue ⓘ
oratorical ⓘ
rhythmic language ⓘ
vernacular speech ⓘ
subject Book of Genesis ⓘ
biblical creation story ⓘ
theme God as creator ⓘ
divine love ⓘ
power of spoken word ⓘ
relationship between God and humanity ⓘ
tone celebratory ⓘ
majestic ⓘ
reverent ⓘ

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