Analysis to poem 3

the tone in this poem was hope & encouragement. the author was stating that even though they lock up our fellow African Americans we can not lose hope although they lock up our bodies they cannot lock up our souls. being African American is wonderful and there is so much more to us & this world for us to be giving up on. There was not really any figurative language specifically in this piece. overall this was my favorite poem of them all, i really enjoyed reading this poem because its the truth and maybe if more African American men specifically felt this way things & people wouldn't be as bad as it seems.