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Unit 3.08 Test: Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance (Extra Credit)
You will need to turn this test in to your teacher. You must complete it by the due date to receive full credit on this test.
(25 points)
1. Consider the events of the poem “Life Is Fine” by Langston Hughes.
a. Based on what happens, what is the overall mood of the poem?
b. How does the poet use rhythm to convey that mood?
c. Support your answer with specific examples from the poem.
Answer:
In the poem “Life is Fine”, Langston Hughes gives of a mood of depression and realization. Hughes uses the words hollered, cried, and died a lot throughout his poem which gives the sense that the person in the poem is lonely and looking for help. Two lines that could have shown that the person was depressed is “I thought about my baby/And thought I would jump down”. These show that the person could be depressed because although they think about their baby and how they have a loved one, they also consider jumping down. In the end the person realizes that “Life is Fine!” and worth living for which shows the mood of realization. The way that Hughes wrote this poem makes it sound as though it is a suicidal poem and in the end, they would chose to die rather than live, and he does a magnificent job in keeping the readers interest and belief that there would be a sad outcome when in the end he turns it around. This leaves the reader questioning what was going through the persons mind, or what made their life so terrible that made them want to leave. This conveys a very positive mood in the ending of the sadly began poem.
Unit 3.08 Test: Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance (Extra Credit)
You will need to turn this test in to your teacher. You must complete it by the due date to receive full credit on this test.
(25 points)
1. Consider the events of the poem “Life Is Fine” by Langston Hughes.
a. Based on what happens, what is the overall mood of the poem?
b. How does the poet use rhythm to convey that mood?
c. Support your answer with specific examples from the poem.
Answer:
In the poem “Life is Fine”, Langston Hughes gives of a mood of depression and realization. Hughes uses the words hollered, cried, and died a lot throughout his poem which gives the sense that the person in the poem is lonely and looking for help. Two lines that could have shown that the person was depressed is “I thought about my baby/And thought I would jump down”. These show that the person could be depressed because although they think about their baby and how they have a loved one, they also consider jumping down. In the end the person realizes that “Life is Fine!” and worth living for which shows the mood of realization. The way that Hughes wrote this poem makes it sound as though it is a suicidal poem and in the end, they would chose to die rather than live, and he does a magnificent job in keeping the readers interest and belief that there would be a sad outcome when in the end he turns it around. This leaves the reader questioning what was going through the persons mind, or what made their life so terrible that made them want to leave. This conveys a very positive mood in the ending of the sadly began poem.