crystal stair”. Mother to Son‚ written by Langston Hughes is a poem of a mother trying to give her child a heads up on life‚ and how hard it may get at times. Life has been difficult for her and she wants to make sure that her son will have a better life than the one that was given to her. She teaches him to have perseverance and make the right choices. Her words of wisdom are surely of an uneducated woman that has plenty of advice to offer. In this poem‚ the mother is trying to inspire her son to
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is a short story by Langston Hughes. It is about Cora Jenkins‚ a black woman living in Melton with her parents. Cora works as a maid for a rich white family‚ the Studevants. Cora has a special bond with the family’s youngest daughter‚ Jessie. Jessie gets pregnant and her mother‚ Mrs. Art Studevant‚ forces her to get an abortion. Jessie then dies sick. The story is mainly about hypocrisy and discrimination‚ two elements of Hughes’ life which are also found in many of his poems. First‚ we see the
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In the poem “Harlem” by Langston hughes i felt that it was very simple and easy to understand‚ being that it was written in the 1950’s and at that time it was a time where people(minorities) had a hope of being free and actually being able to live without any persecution being in the united states. and it was at a time where wwll was still in the hearts of many and would have been very odd that ameicans would go and help free another country beiong that their was still segregation in America and
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delayed. Many poems written by Langston Hughes‚ an African American poet‚ reflect this situation. Hughes uses intense tone and diction to aid in the unearthing of the tribulations of the blacks in North America at the time period of the 20th century. These situations are most evident in the poems A dream deferred‚ and dream variation. In the poem "A Dream Deferred"‚ Hughes uses an angry and serious tone. This anger elevates into hatred and thoughts of rebellion. Hughes begins his poem in a questioning
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part 2 Essay 29 March 2018 Dreams by Langston Hughes Dreams are a wonder to all of us‚ some days we know that they will come true and other days we give up on our dreams. “Dreams” by Langston Hughes describes how you will feel if you let your dreams be set free. The metaphors used in the poem conveys the message by describing how your life is filled with uncertainties but you are the one to make your own path along the way like your dreams. Langston also uses personification to explain how somedreams
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Assignment Week 4 Langston Hughes was first recognized as an important literary icon during the early1920s. This was a time known as the "Harlem Renaissance". The reason it was called this is because of the number of developing black writers. During this time there were certain ways that many people looked at each other. Despite his creative productivity in other genres‚ Hughes was known mainly as a poet. He requested to seize in his poetry through emotions and spirit of African Americans during
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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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Dreams are tools that can help people change their world in a positive or negative way. Hughes says‚ “Or does it explode?” (Hughes 11)‚ just like the first line of the poem‚ this final line is a question directed to the reader making another connection. Unlike the rest of the lines in the poem‚ this one is italicized making the reader pay more attention to it and gives it more meaning. Hughes uses the word “explode” in a way that it can be seen as both a harmful and a peaceful way‚ but is determined
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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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The exposition of this poem written by Langston Hughes is about life and death. Langston talks about committing suicide and how he attempted to kill himself many times. The narrator faces many challenges in his life such as a failed relationship .As I continued reading the poem the author renews his intentions on living‚ and finds out he is here on this earth for a reason. The speaker used the cold water as an excuse. He says he may sink if the water was not cold therefore‚ he might sink and die
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