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    IToo” by Langston Hughes is a lyric poem. He wrote this poem in free verse. Hughes repeats the words “and”‚ “when” and “I” in his poem. When writing‚ Hughes uses simple words so that it is easier for the illiterate to understand what he is saying. The title of “Itoosing America” is an allusion to Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing” His poem focuses on the dream of making it to the next step in life and hope that equality in America will come one day. It is written to reflect on the

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    Michael Morgan AP English Literature and Composition: Poetry Response 10/7/12 In “ITooSing America” Langston Hughes shines light on the rich history of struggle for African Americans in the United States. For example‚ the text states “I am the darker brother‚ They send me to eat in the kitchen/ When company comes.” This shows that as a people‚ Blacks were marginalized and treated inhumanely simply on the basis of skin color by their Caucasian counterparts. We were sent to this figurative

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    people are failing to change in this great nation of America. America- home of the brave‚ proud‚ and loving people. Especially giving the current political climate and environment in the nation‚ there is an need for a book to explore the issues relating to anti-Muslim‚ anti-immigration ‚ and national security issues. Deepa Iyer’s ‚ We Too Sing America‚ serves to help us understand the perceptions‚ policies‚ and practices that have shaped life in America after 9/11. From a first hand account‚ Iyer uses

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    celebration of culture‚ artists of this time expressed discontent felt by African Americans with segregation through poetry. ITooSing America and Still I Rise are two works during the Harlem Renaissance. They both are written by with the author as the speaker and they both address whites telling them that they should be debased to suppress blacks. In ITooSing America by Langston Hughes‚ he is a servant of a white man and he is ‘unfit’ for the Dinner table and told to eat in the kitchen. Dinner

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    1. Describe how Hughes’s poem builds on Whitman’s poem. [A] I believe that Hughes’s poem builds on Whitman’s poem because it shows that as people they were forbidden to sing their own carols. [C] In stanza 1 and 2 lines 1 through 9 of “ITooSing America” it states “(1) Itoosing America. (2) I am the darker brother. (3) They send me to eat in the kitchen (4) When company comes. (5) But I laugh‚ (6) And eat well‚ (7) And grow strong. (8) Tomorrow‚ (9) I’ll be at the table.” This states

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    Poem "IToo Sing America " is considered to be very characteristic for radical poetry of Langston Hughes. The majority of literary critiques and historians refer to Hughes as one of the first American poets‚ who set the standards and examples how to challenge the post-World War I ethnic nationalism. His poetry contributed and shaped to some extent the politics of the Harlem Renaissance. In analysis of Black poetry Charles S. Johnson wrote that the new racial poetry of the Negro is the expression

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    America the "land of the free and home of the brave” (Scott Key). With its mountains like propelling spears of naked rock piercing the heavens. An “unestablished land” of profound natural beauty and limitless opportunity. In snuck the “american dream” with its corrupted social hierarchy and societal standards. The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald is a devastating romance novel on the surface‚ although with every page it becomes clear that the novel is not only about a man trying to win the

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    The poems "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman‚ and "IToo Sing America" by Langston Hughes are two poems both written in the late 1800’s/ early 1900’s. They both have an everlasting effect on America and inspirational values‚ but they vary in topics. As stated before‚ these two poems are very similar in a whole. They both carry a strength throughout their entire poems. The poems also shows people who are overcoming obstacles in their lives‚ within society‚ and how it effects them

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    Claim: Walt Whitman writes a poem about hearing America singing as he details in a poem of a typical American life and how it is portrayed. Langston Hughes seemingly responds to Whitman’s poem with ITooSing America which compares different races in America. The response poem was not necessarily about race but focused more on the aspect of how America is one no matter what. Each and every person‚ living in this country has equal rights and represent America equally. Whitman uses different occupations

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    Langston Hughes uses imagery to describe the cruelty that was so brutally painted on him for being of such minority. “But I laugh‚ And eat well‚ And grow strong. Tomorrow‚ I’ll be at the table When company comes.” Other than focusing on the inequality he’s shown today‚ he focused more on the future for himself. What he hoped and believed in finally came true‚ America gave rights and laws abiding inequality to people of color. African Americans successfully achieved what they have only dreamed

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