autobiography and reading about “myself” I my mind automatically brought me to visions of my childhood growing up near a rough neighborhood in West Orange‚ New Jersey. The living conditions in which those people lived resemble the conditions that Gwendolyn Brooks is talking about in the poem. And as she talks about these people’s’ conditions the tone she uses has a lot of sympathy. As well as a subtle use of envy honoring these people for living their life‚ strained by a lack of money‚ without really
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even organization. They should then be able to discuss these differences further explaining how they are different. Such as “Langston Hughes tends to have a theme of hope within his works‚ while Dr. Seuss tends to rhyme and have colorful children’s books. At the same time‚ they should also be able to compare and find similarities in different texts. Such as “Langston Hughes used to write poems which would occasionally have a rhyme scheme‚ while Dr. Seuss wrote children’s books which rhymed most of
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maturing teen. An understanding‚ preudent adult. A stern‚ strong elder. As one goes through their life and matures‚ they change; thus‚ the way one views the world‚ how they go about things‚ and the things that they value change. Accordingly‚ Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks‚ a famous African American writer and poet‚ understandably goes through such alterations as she went through her life. As one would expect‚ this was reflected in her works of literature‚ and with each coming stage of her life‚ those reflections
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this time was Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks is known for her contemporary African-American poetry‚ as well as for her activist stance in her poetry. She is the first African-American to get the Pulitzer Prize (Griffin). Through her writing‚ she advocates for the rights of African Americans‚ especially for African American women - although she does address
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"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks is a stream of the thoughts of poor inner city African-Americans who have adopted a hoodlum lifestyle. Though many can have different interpretations of this poem‚ it is fair to look at the life and career or the works and influences of Gwendolyn Brooks. The life and art of the black American poet‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ began on June 7‚ 1917 when she was born in Topeka‚ Kansas. She was the first child of Keziah Corine Wims and David Anderson Brooks. When she was four
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English 1 1 April 2012 Langston Hughes’s “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” Langston Hughes was born February 1st‚ 1902 in Joplin‚ Missouri. Lynching was a growing problem where he lived growing up. His parents divorced when he was young and racism made Hughes’s father leave the country for Mexico while his mom traveled from city to city looking for work as a journalist and stenographer. Langston Hughes went to high school in Cleveland‚ Ohio where he started writing poetry‚ short stories‚ and plays
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Steven R. Goodman AASP100 England May 5‚ 2010 Reaction #2 Langston Hughes Poetry A Literary Analysis of “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” The Harlem Renaissance can be considered as “the cultural boom” in African-American history. Spanning from the 1920s into the mid-1930s‚ the Harlem Renaissance was an apex in African-American intellectualism. The period is also recognized as the “New Negro Movement”—named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke. Alain LeRoy Locke was an American educator
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Gwendolyn Brooks observes a group of youngsters in a pool hall in the poem “We Real Cool.” The poem is written in 4 stanzas and 8 lines‚ if you don’t count the subtitle: “The Pool Players./ Seven at The Golden Shovel.” Technically‚ every line rhymes in this poem‚ but every line (save for the last) also ends with the same word. Each line has rhyming words within‚ also: “Lurk late. We/ Strike straight. We/.” It is not the “typical” poem you might read because of this. All words in the poem are mono-syllabic
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the author James Langston Hughes was born in Joplin‚ Missouri. He was an accomplished African American poet‚ novelist‚ columnist‚ playwright‚ memoirist‚ and author of short stories. During this time period in the United States‚ African Americans were not treated equally and segregated based on race. When Hughes and his mother moved to Topeka‚ Kansas‚ Langston attended an all-white school near his house instead of an all-black school that was a distance away (Jerison). Langston proved to his peers
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difference. Langston Hughes has one of the most unique and powerful voices that any writer has ever had because his works used Black folk and jazz rhythm and language‚ had universal themes and attitudes‚ and‚ most importantly‚ specifically spoke to the people and for the people. The use of jazz and Black folk language and rhythm made Hughes’s poems much more personal while also
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