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    Langston Hughes is a popular author associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Many of his works focused on “modern‚ urban black life” (1038). Although he took pride in his African American culture‚ he did not ignore the fact blacks were neglected during this time. In 1926‚ he wrote a beautiful poem that is very short and concise‚ yet extremely powerful. Hughes’ poem “I‚ Too” is important because it describes the common experiences for African Americans during this period. Within the first line of the

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    determination. The poem "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes is an example of just that‚ a dream that is just simply out of reach. So what happens to a dream deferred? Deferred‚ defined by The New American Webster Dictionary‚ means to put off‚ delay or postpone something to a later date. Poetry is filled with many different aspects of poetic language just a few of them being‚ connotation‚ denotation‚ metaphors‚ similes and imagery. This poem‚ by Langston Hughes is one of many thatis filled with these

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    figurative language‚ and uses reoccurring themes. These strategies are exemplified in stories such as: Maya Angelou “Sister Flowers‚” Gordon Parks “Flavio’s Home‚” George Orwell “Shooting an Elephant‚” Virginia Woolf “The Death of The Moth‚” Langston Hughes “Salvation‚” and many more short stories. First of all‚ good writing effectively conveys emotion to the reader‚ who is then able to comprehend the emotive state in which the character is in or is experiencing.

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    Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues” details a man’s encounter with a black musician. The black man sings a blues song‚ slow but reflective of the musician’s soul. The poem follows the sad‚ lyrical tone of the song being sung‚ and tracks the singer’s struggle between searching for satisfaction but being overwhelmed by sadness. Although the tone of Hughes’ poem is sad and melancholy‚ the singer seems to find peace and acceptance of his circumstances which represents the inequality many African Americans

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    In “Dreams” by Langston Hughes‚ metaphors help convey the meaning of the poem and add to the power of it. He starts off in the imperative mood‚ telling people to hold on to their dreams (line 1). The use of the phrase “hold fast” in connection with the word “dreams” shows that Hughes is using the word “dream” to mean hope and will-power for the future—not the kind of event that takes place in the mind when we are sleeping. Then‚ he transitions to the conditional (“if”) of a dream being lost (line

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    Natalie Simmons Lee Moon English Composition I August 17‚ 2010 Langston Hughes “Theme for English B” Langston Hughes “Theme for English B‚” was written in part of an assignment given to Hughes from his college instructor. The instructor said‚ “Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you-Then‚ it will be true” (Hughes lines 2-5). Hughes viewed his assignment as expressing how he felted in the moment. He starts his paper by describing his journey from Durham‚ then to

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    In the poem Ballad of the Landlord by Langston Hughes there is a hole on the roof of the house. The landlord has already been informed about it. The steps have been broken down. But when the landlord comes up‚ he does not fall down. The landlord says that the tenant has to pay him ten dollars. But before the landlord repairs the house‚ he will have got more than that. Will the landlord get expulsion orders from the court to expel the tenant and throw his furniture in the street? But he talks about

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    In the poem “Harlem ( A Dream Deferred)” by Langston Hughes‚ he talks about dreams. Dreams that society has‚ dreams that he has. Not a dream that you have while your sleeping but a dream that you have and want to pursue. He addresses the questions of what happens when a persons dreams are destroyed. The author uses a lot of visual‚ descriptive language to try and show that nothing good can come from not achieving your dreams. For example he compares not realizing a dream to the stench of rotten

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    Langston Hughes is known as a significant poet of the Harlem Renaissance- “an African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture”. Hughes connects with the audience through his sophistication towards life’s matters in which issues revolving around the African American community are frequently addressed. In his poem “Life is fine”‚ Hughes particularly brings out the significance of life which is often reinforced by the obstacles that people encounter in their living

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    best knows in the end triumph of high achievements ‚ and who at the worst‚ if he fails while daring greatly‚ so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat" another example is in the poem by Langston Hughes mother to son "life for me ain’t been no crystal stair its had tacks in it‚and splinters‚and boards torn up‚and places with no carpet on the floor‚bare. But all the time ‚i’se been climbin’ on....." you are the master of your fate and the captain

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