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    A variety of Langston Hughes’s poems‚ accentuate the possession of hopefulness of African Americans in correlation to the Great Migration‚ from the south to the flourishing north‚ between the 1920s and 1960s. African Americans‚ seeking for occupational and life opportunities‚ drift to the north‚ where economy exists to be blooming and thriving. Hughes’s idiosyncratic style of fabrication of metaphors highlights African Americans’ possession of high hopes while entering the land of opportunities and

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    Harlem Renaissance Works Langston Hughes was an African-American writer in the 1920’s. He was best known for his stories in the Harlem Renaissance about the Black Culture. Hughes emphasized the theme that “Black is Beautiful.” In Hughes’ short story‚ “Why‚ You Reckon‚” he writes through the main character‚ the narrator‚ a poor‚ ’hongry’ Black. Hughes uses character and scene description‚ symbolism‚ themes‚ and dialogue to set his story up and make it more interesting and historical to the reader

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    Langston Hughes’s‚ “Early Autumn‚” is an example of something that can happen in everyday life. The conflict in this story shows how one decision can result in a time of sadness. I believe the author uses the end of fall and the beginning of winter to show just how cold and empty the relationship is between the characters. It could represent that there was nothing to say‚ in the story it seemed like she was happier to see him than he was or maybe he was in shock. “The leaves fell slowly from

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    A Black Poet Langston Hughes was born in Joplin‚ Missouri in 1902 (Arnold Rampersad 11). When Hughes was a child his mother and father separated. Most of his young childhood was spent with his grandmother. She raised him to know his self-worth and the importance of know where he came from. He had a lonely childhood. His grandmother encouraged him to read all sorts of literature. At the age of 13 he wrote his first poem in honor of graduation in Lincoln‚ Illinois where he attended elementary

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    Consciousness‚ Double Cognizance As depicted by Langston Hughes in “The Weary Blues‚” double consciousness in African-American culture poses a difficult question: is it necessary to assimilate to the Euro-American culture in order to blend into the melting pot of America‚ or is the celebration of African-American culture necessary to retain and preserve the African heritage as it exists in a predominantly ‘Euro-America?’ While Hughes’ poetry and short stories often include themes of double

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    the wind on his face‚ the next thing he knows is that he laying on the ground. He tried to steal a woman’s purse‚ but she smacked him on the head with her purse and he fell on the ground. Jimmy‚ like Roger‚ the main character in Yes Ma’am by Langston Hughes‚ he tries to steal a woman’s purse but pays the price. The author creates the theme that when making a mistake‚ you might just get a warning‚ but if you do it again you will have to face the consequences. The Author creates the theme by

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    Langston Hughes’ “I‚ Too Sing America” poem is an empowered speech of an enslaved black man in america. In this poemHughes insinuates the revolt of the slaves who will one day will be on the other side of the spectrum. The tone and imagery of this poem puts the reader in the perspective of the mental abuse and degradement African-Americans were put through during the times of slavery in the United States. Not only this‚ but it also shows the strength and determination African-Americans had and

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    African American paintings‚ poems and other creative works of art were created. Pieces of work created by African-Americans showed the struggle‚ pain and segregation they went through. The Great Migration‚ started a cultural mecca of African-American creative works. This was known as the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes‚ was part of this renaissance and helped

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    Zapping Zombies Leo likes playing a video game where he has to zap zombies and turn them into statues before they invade a town. In the game‚ zombies hide everywhere. Leo’s goal is to clear all the zombies to make the town safe. To advance to the next level he has to zap all the zombies in the level. Each level has the same number of zombies and the same number of points is earned for each zapped zombie. As players move through the levels the zombies get harder to zap. Leo made the table below

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    The poem "Harlem" was written in 1951 by Langston Hughes and offers a theme in that of a warning: Those who cannot realize their dreams due to systematic oppression‚ will inevitably resort to violence. "Harlem" is a short‚ eleven line poem‚ consisting of three stanzas which are littered with literary and poetic devices such as imagery‚ italics‚ diction/syntax‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical questions to name several. However‚ despite all the clever techniques Hughes deploys‚ his use of symbolism

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