I Too By Langston Hughes Literary Devices

1. The theme of “I, Too”, by Langston Hughes, is that African Americans are an integral part of American society and they deserve the right to live equally. The theme of “Harlem”, by Langston Hughes, is that the dreams of African Americans are forgotten, pushed aside, and simply never achieved; even though African Americans are freed from oppression, they still face discrimination in the American society.

2. Two literary devices in “I, Too” are a metaphor and the use of repetition. There is a metaphor in line two: “I am the darker brother”. This is a metaphor for the African American population because Hughes compares the African Americans to the whites. This metaphor emphasizes the theme of separation yet the need for African Americans