I, Too By Langston Hughes

The poem “I, Too” written by Langston Hughes masterfully utilizes imagery in order to showcase the everyday racial prejudice that African Americans have faced in America. On page 130 of the Lenses Textbook broadly defines imagery as “the collections of images in a story, poem or play.” The imagery implemented by Langston Hughes in “I, Too” follows the traditional definition of imagery, in that it “depicts something visual” rather than evoking the basic five senses. “I, Too” contains powerful imagery of a strong willed African American with in its eighteen lines. It strengthens the emotional elements of the poem. As readers read taken each line of the poem, they are immediately struck with the image of an African American who is eating a meal