Although Langston Hughes" parents separated soon after his birth, his grandmother raised him very well. ... James Mercer Langston Hughes was born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. His parents, James Nathaniel and Carrie Mercer Langston Hughes separated shortly after their son's birth. (Students 62) Because of their separation, Hughes" Grandmother, Mary Leary Langston, raised him until her death. ... (Criticism 233) After Hughes dropped out, he published several poems in The Crisis. ...

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James Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri in the year 1902. ... For example, in the poem Nightmare Boogie Hughes writes about having a dream, not a pleasant dream but a nightmare. ... (Hughes 23) In the poem, Children's Rhymes, Hughes writes about how in his childhood that there was a lot of segregation. ... In the poem Parade, Hughes writes about how there is a parade going to happen involving black people. ... Hughes writes some good poems, but parts of them do not make sense in my mind. ...

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" (Langston 1-4) This metaphor in "Dreams" by Langston Hughes tells the reader that without dreams one is as useless as a bird without flight. ... In Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Deferred" Hughes warns the reader through the use of sensory similes that postponing a dream may have negative consequences. ... " (Langston 506). ... The wording of the poem intentionally generates a negative tone. ... In Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Deferred" Hughes warns the reader through the use of sensory similes that postponing a dream may have negative conse...

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Dream Deferred By Langston Hughes The poem, "Dream Deferred", which was written by Langston Hughes, described the trials that minorities in that time period went through. Hughes uses heavy symbolism and imagery in this poem. The dream he discussed in the poem wasn't going anywhere at the time of his writing of the poem. ... sets up the plot and symbolism of the rest of the poem. ... Hughes continues to make his point through the symbols of inanimate objects as the poem goes on. ...

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In 1951 Langston Hughes asks us "What happens to a dream deferred"? ... Langston Hughes wrote one poem and it was titled two different titles throughout his life, each title gives the poem a profoundly different reading. ... The questions Hughes is asking the reader make them think about their dreams they had and what happened to them, "Does [the dream] stink like rotten meant?"... It's as if Langston Hughes knows all these things are to come in the future. ... The title alone in this poem sets up your frame of mind for the rest of the poem. ...

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I found the poem, "Harlem," by Langston Hughes to be extremely powerful, albeit short. ... Hughes uses many similes to describe what may happen to dreams. ... A unique thing that Hughes does, is that all of the lines end in a stressed syllable, except for line 7. He is trying to soften the poem a little bit. ... Hughes related his poem to the difficult times in the early 1950's, in Harlem. ...

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It can be caused by the imposition of certain rules and regulations forced upon a particular group of people, as was the case in both "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes, and "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. ... In "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)", the influential work of Langston Hughes written in 1951, the speaker dreams of civil rights, and equality. Although slavery was outlawed during the Civil War, nearly one hundred years before Hughes wrote this poem, blacks were still discriminated against by the whites simply because their skin was a different color. That feeling o...

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One of them includes Langston Hughes, a widely known American poet that contributed to the notion of the Harlem Renaissance as well as jazz poetry based on his literary works. ... For Hughes to help his readers comprehend, he uses the first-person point of view to make it more informative. ... Hughes states that "folks who ain't suffered much cannot play Bop, neither appreciate it." ... Lastly, Hughes also uses onomatopoeia to reveal the mistreatment of blacks during segregation. ... Overall, Hughes gained a huge recognition for his contribution in the Harlem Rennaissance along with Jazz ...

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is the question that the poem by Langston Hughes asks. ... The answer to the poem is the dream sags like a heavy load. ... There is a line in the poem that says, "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"...

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This event relates to Langston Hughes poem, "What happens to a dream deferred?" I think this event relates more closely to this certain poem because Walter's dream of making an investment was shattered as was the family's dream of getting their house. Langston Hughes says, "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... I think this dream is best described by Dunbar's poem, "We Wear the Mask". ... A piece I found from the poem useful was when Dunbar says. ...

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