The structure Hughes uses sets up the idea before he actually makes his point clear. ... Hughes then states "You are white- yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. ... With these words Langston distinctly presents his message to the reader. In those last two words, "That's American", Langston Hughes speaks to anyone and everyone in his attempt to display once and for all that all men are created eqaul. ... Imagery plays an important role in this particular poem. ...

• Word Count: 923
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

When Gwedolyn was seven she started writing poems, and since she was age eleven she kept poetry notebooks. ... In this book of poems she chronicles the laments of hardships in African American life from the quietest heart ache to the harshest violence. These poems were written in the first phase of Brook's writing. At this point of time, Gwedolyn was writing in the tradition of Langston Hughes and her peers in the Harlem Renaissance; a writing that mildly political, while still not being militantly confrontational with the issues of racial hardships. ...

• Word Count: 431
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The poem talks about an American ship that has hand much experience in war. ... This view is present in "I, Too" by Langston Hughes. ... This poem tells Whitman of how she (representing the Hispanics) can do just as much as anyone else ever could. ...

• Word Count: 412
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School