Reference no: EM133685213
Journals:
-" Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes(1922)
- " I, too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes(1926)
- Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes (1936)
1) write a gut reactions of the readings.
2) In "Mother to Son," identify the emotions the mother displays. Is she advising her son or warning him?
3) In "I, too, Sing America, Hughes begins his poem with the line "I, too, sing America" and ends it with "I, too, am America." What are the similarities and differences between these two lines? What effect does bookending the poem with these lines have on the way we read it?
4) How does Langston Hughes' use of phrases in parentheses in " Let America Be America Again" impact the tone of poem?
5) In the poem, " Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, what is the significance of Hughes pausing between stanzas to explain how America is not the same for him? How does being an African American change his daily life?
6) Hughes sets up all three poems with a darker beginning, but a hopeful ending. What impact does this choice have on the reader?
7) About the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson, write a one paragraph gut reactions of the song.