In the Langston Hughes poem “Life is Fine” he talks about how there might be things that get in the way of your goal or dream but that you have to get through it. The poem’s structure‚ in my opinion is dramatic. In Life is Fine Hughes is expressing himself the only way black men could in 1949. Hughes uses end rhyme in Life is Fine. The rhyme scheme is ABCB. An example is in stanza 1 “I went down to the river‚ I set down on the river bank‚ I tried to think but couldn’t‚ so I jumped in and sank”
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"Salvation" written by Langston Hughes is the story of the author being "saved" at his local church when he was 13 years old and his thoughts on this event. Hughes uses descriptive narration to illustrate the scene of a church where he and other children are gathered with their families to participate in a religious activity. He talks about how his aunt has built up this day for him for quite some time‚ and is very excited for Langston to be saved. She had described a specific way that the process
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During the Harlem Renaissance white art enthusiast aided the development of black artist‚ by funding these artists. The Blues I’m Playing by Langston Hughes is a short story where a young African American pianist‚ Oceola Jones‚ who studies music under the patronage of Dora Ellsworth. Dora is a wealthy‚ white middle aged‚ widow with no children. Langston Hughes uses this connection between these characters to express the meaning of the blues. The meaning blues isn’t very clear until the very end
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In “Let America be America Again”‚ Langston Hughes speaks on his opinions of the American Dream. Throughout the poem‚ Hughes compares his hopes and dreams for America with the reality of life for those outside of certain cultural‚ religious‚ and societal groups. This is a dramatic and diverse poem‚ fluctuating from peaceful moments to angry explosions. The author starts by mentioning of the key vision of America‚ where there is the hope for liberty and equality. Yet for the oppressed races‚ American
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All poems consist of something their writers are passionate about‚ much like how fingerprints are completely unique‚ but the entire human race has one. Most poems could also have double meanings. For instance‚ the poem “ Fire - Caught ” by Langston Hughes could have multiple meanings‚ like someone giving into temptation‚ the actual connection of a moth and a fire‚ or it could be a telling story about someone falling for something too good to be true. In the poem “ Fire - Caught ” it tells the
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1) The language is magnificent. For a reader such as myself‚ who likes to get lost in tangential thoughts mid-sentence‚ Conrad offers a warm bath we can soak in. I often just let the sentences flow over me in waves of color and music (I usually read Faulkner this way too)‚ but if I want to stop and extract all the meaning from one of his dense little beauties I just pull the golden ribbon and what appears to be a knot of words opens up nicely. I have tried unraveling some of Faulkner’s and McCarthy’s
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Langston Hughes‚ The Negro Artist and Racial Mountain‚ is about some Negro artists want to be a recognize as regular artist but not a “Negro” artist. To illustrate the scenario‚ Hughes mention a young Negro artist told him about his dream becoming great but want to have same privileges a white artist‚ specifically‚ being called an artist than a Negro artist. Hughes explains that Negroes being compared to white people is messing up Negros’ identities and how other Negroes are doing the same thing
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misfortune they endured? Langston Hughes was at the forefront of written expression during Harlem Renaissance. It was a time of a proverbial rebirth. The black community was seeing an in fulmination of the fine arts‚ and with that they had a platform to discuss relevant events in their communities. Langston Hughes rectified the way African Americans were portrayed in literature. Instead of being the token black friend who was less than their white counterpart‚ the black people in Hughes writings were three
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In the story‚ Thank You M’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ a lady named Luella Jones shows kindness rather than animosity to a young boy who tried to confiscate her purse. Throughout the story‚ the reader can tell that due to this‚ the boy’s character begins to shift. Toward the beginning of the story‚ Roger‚ the boy‚ ran up behind Mrs. Jones and made an unsuccessful grab at her purse. Before he could get away‚ Mrs. Jones took hold of his shirt front and begin to drag him home with her. At this point in
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People do not always make great decisions because sometimes life is tough and wrong decisions are made based on circumstances. The text‚ “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes is a great example of how one woman changes a boy’s life by her act of kindness and beliefs. Mrs. Jones can be described as a woman who is very considerate‚ understanding‚ and fair-minded. She is a woman of action. When she sees something that needs to change‚ she does not wait for someone else to make it happen‚ she immediately
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