Keywords are the words you type into a search box to search for information on your topic. The words you use to describe your topic may be different from the words used in library resources. For example, another way to describe teenagers might be adolescents.
You might want to try some of the terms listed below as you experiment with different keywords for your topic. If you have trouble finding information on your topic, ask a librarian for help choosing successful keywords.
Try combing the keywords below with the name of the author and/or the title of work, as in: Langston Hughes interpretation or A Dream Deferred themes.
Try experimenting with keywords related to the historical/social/cultural/economic/political context in which the poem you are researching was written. For example, if you research the poem “A Dream Deferred,” you might try different combinations of some of the keywords below: