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Various Poets Appealing to the Ear

work. Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he ...

Elitist Poetry of Langston Hughes

but his folk heritage as well. "Hughes made the spirituals, blues, and jazz the bases of his poetic expression. Hughes wrote, he c...

Black Writers

industrial training (Washington). He believes that if black men produce something white men want, "instead of all the dependence b...

Crucible of Character by Etheridge

who felt that the school needed to deal with admissions differently. When he presents Hughes poem, however, he is presenting it as...

Poems: Hughes and Eliot

powerful and intense poem, in relationship to the struggles of the African American people, that it has been adapted into song (Af...

Summary and Tonal Analysis of 'Salvation' by Langston Hughes

oppression could flourish" (Langston Hughes 1902) - has a hard time realizing how religion serves any other purpose than to latch ...

'The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain' by Langston Hughes

young man meant he wanted to be a white poet. The point is that this young mans words brought this issue to mind for Hughes, and t...

Social Reform According to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Other Writers

reform, but a constant, measured effort. Despite Emersons optimism, there is a lot of truth to the idea that Americans now accept...

Lorraine Hansberry and Langston Hughes

expecting insurance money and all the characters have their hopes and dreams associated with it. One character who drives much of ...

'Weary Blues' by Langston Hughes

Hughes indicates the basic characteristics of the music that a black man plays at a piano. The alliteration between "droning" and...

'The Return of Simple' by Langston Hughes

essentially touched upon all that was important and relevant to the African American. He was born James Langston Hughes on Feb....

'Father and Son' and 'Mother and Child' by Langston Hughes

of every class" (Scott). Lucy eventually "became the planters own slave, and sometime thereafter gave birth to his daughter, Maria...

Harlem Renaissance and Poet Langston Hughes

In seven pages the life of Langston Hughes and his poetic contributions to the Harlem Renaissance are examined. Five sources are ...

Langston Hughes' 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'

In five pages this paper analyzes the structure, meaning, and themes of Langston Hughes' poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers.' Four ...

Langston Hughes and Toni Morrison on Individual Choices

In five pages this paper compares Beloved by Toni Morrison with Langston Hughes' 'Montage of a Dream Deferred' in a consideration ...

Biographical and Career Profile of Langston Hughes

In five pages this research paper examines the life and writing career of Langston Hughes which during the Harlem Renaissance of t...

Process of Poetry

has to "face the men of the time" and "think about war," in order to "construct a new stage" (Of Modern Poetry...Stevens). What St...

'Let America Be America Again' by Langston Hughes

In five pages this paper presents a poetic explication of the work by Langston Hughes in a discussion of what exactly 'land of the...

Disillusionment in 'Salvation' by Langston Hughes

In five pages the theme of disillusionment within the context of this work by Langston Hughes is analyzed. One source is cited in...

'Coloredness' in the Poem Theme for English B by Langston Hughes

In five pages a poetic explication of Theme for English B examines how 'coloredness' is represented by poet Langston Hughes. Two ...

Poetic Reality in the Works of Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes

In seven pages this paper discusses the poems 'We Real Cool, The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel' by Gwendolyn Brooks and...

Black Poetry and Literature and the Blues

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses the relationship between black poetry and literature with jazz and blues music with...

Biography of Langston Hughes

In eleven pages the 'explosions' in the life of Langston Hughes are explored in this insightful biography of the poet and novelist...

Black Man's Experience in Langston Hughes' Poetry

In five pages this paper discusses how the black man's experience manifests itself in Langston Hughes' poems. Four sources are ci...

'On the Road' by Langston Hughes

In one page the character of Sergeant featured in 'On the Road,' a short story by Langston Hughes, is analyzed. There is no bibli...

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

In ten pages this paper discusses Langston Hughes' 1930 novel debut and analyzes the author's use of speech to convey 'black humor...

Langston Hughes' 'Theme for English B' and Daniel Keyes' 'Flowers for Algernon'

In 5 pages this paper examines the double consciousness theme as it applies to these literary works by Langston Hughes and Daniel ...

Langston Hughes The Trumpet Player

golden tones he creates" (Davis 276). This "new Harlem" apparently changes more dramatically than we think; Schatt notes that the ...

Symbolism, Theme and Perspective in Two Poems

has grown deep like rivers" (line 4). Setting the line off by itself emphasizes its significance, as it ties the narrator directly...

Joyce and Hughes/Loss in 2 Short Stories

OShay, the vice principal of the school, tells Nancy Lee that the scholarship was rescinded when the nominating committee learned ...