Hughes also uses rhetorical questions with the similes to show his opinion of unfulfilled dreams.   ... He also uses the simile, like a syrupy sweet, to possibly show that above all the dream itself is what people enjoy, not the accomplishment. ... In his last line he uses a metaphor to ask if unfulfilled desires in fact can cause people to explode. The powerful imagery created by Hughes figures of speech draws a clear picture between people's emotions and the images of sores and weights that persist and become more intense. ... The last stanza uses  metaphor, "does it explode?" ...

• Word Count: 1185
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As I read her poem, I painted a picture in my head as Francis went on explaining that being black was a crime. In line 13, "And men, whose sole crime was their hue", this clearly shows irony because now days being black is not a crime. ... After reading this African American Literature piece, it showed me the horrible conditions of the slaves were and which pain and sorrow they had to live with. ... These poems showed that our race was smart enough to write and get the word out to world to show what this "slavery" thing is doing to our culture. ... Slave and ex-slave narra...

• Word Count: 748
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Blacks and Latinos have been losing life savings but politicians have showed a lack of response to the problem. ... Chris Matthews takes his readers on a journey where they can have a vivid picture of the strengths and weaknesses of politics and he can introduce some secrets that are usually ignored. ... The last thing that a politician wants is a bad reputation so they must be mindful of all insults, opinions, and people. ... The last part of Hardball is directed towards the reputations within politics. ...

• Word Count: 1485
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Perhaps Hughes's finest literary achievement came during World War II in the course of writing a weekly column in the Chicago Defender that began in 1942 and lasted twenty years. ... (Life of Langston Hughes: I, Too, Sing America) The Simple books inspired a musical show, Simply Heavenly written in 1957, which met with some success. ... Notable here were the Christmas show Black Nativity (1961) and, inspired by the civil rights movement, Jericho--Jim Crow (1964). ... (www.falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm) Brooks Atkinson, a writer for the New York Times, wrote "Langston Hughes has s...

• Word Count: 2112
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In his poems, McKay shows his concern for the treatment of African Americans during the 1920's. ... The rest of the poem follows the same structure until the last two lines and these two lines follow the fundemental trait of Engligh sonnets, rhyme. ... Thw whole realm of the poem is established in the first four lines, taking the whole picture into consideration. ...

• Word Count: 1662
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In his poems, McKay shows his concern for the treatment of African Americans during the 1920's. ... The rest of the poem follows the same structure until the last two lines and these two lines follow the fundemental trait of Engligh sonnets, rhyme. ... Thw whole realm of the poem is established in the first four lines, taking the whole picture into consideration. ...

• Word Count: 1634
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Civil Rights Movement African Americans have overcome many struggles as well as obstacles in the early years which have still not been terminated. African Americans have fought for freedom from enslavement, the right to earn a living, have land and a job, have equal justice, good quality educat...

• Word Count: 2726
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Blacks finally accepted this picture conveyed especially by the white press. ... His desire to be excellent to show that African-Americans "could make it in the white man's world." was always present. ... Workshops staged by the SCLC and other organisations showed students the methods of passive resistance. ...

• Word Count: 3965
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

One of the most noted turning points in American History is the Civil Rights Movement. Almost every aspect of this country today, would not be the same if it was not for the African American leaders that stood up in their communities during the mid 1900's and preached words of a United States that w...

• Word Count: 3309
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

My mom was very impressed of King and read picture books about him to me. ... To show my disagreement with the situation I went to church with the Mexican people on Sunday evening instead of going together with my family. ... It was during this time that King and his wife had their last child, Bernice Albertine, on March 28, 1963. ...

• Word Count: 4457
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School