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moulder: to decompose or rot

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The one main allusion in the poem, //Mulberry Fields,// is to slavery (although this allusion to slavery is more of a direct reference as it is actually mentioned in the poem itself). The first reference of slavery is in the sixth line saying, "that wall there guarding the manor." The word "manor" is usually associated with medieval times and the nobles who lived in manor houses. However, in more recent times, the word "manor" can be used to describe the plantations containing both the lands and mansion inhabited by the slave owners of the Deep South more than a century ago. This reference also applies to the eleventh line which talks of the "big house," a term often applied to the house in which the master and his family lived. This carries down to the fourteenth line, speaking of a "masters table": the master of the manor. The most obvious and upfront allusion to slavery is in line thirteen, “and refuses to talk about slavery.” This is what tells us with all certainty that //Mulberry// //Fields// is a poem about slavery.

Trueman, Chris. "Medieval Manor Houses." //History Learning Site//. N.p., 2009. Web. 28 Nov. 2009. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_manor_houses.htm.
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