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Comparing Hughes Poems Harlem And I Too
In these to poems I'm going to be investigating a poem's form and content to

show the understanding and appreciation of both peoms.Im going to.im going to be

writing a poetry analysis in which I compare theme and mood in the following two

Hughes poems, “Harlem”,and “I Too”.

These brief poems are one of the Hughes most well known works. Langston

Hughes poetry would particularly be studied in american school. Harlem was wrote in

1951 and it express one of his likely themes they both have which is the limitations o

f the American dream for african americans.

They both seem to bring a person staring at prejudice with hopes and dreams

still not delivered. The mood in both poems portrays

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