Democracy is defined as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. In “Democracy” by Langston Hughes and 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, both authors voice their opinions about democracy and equality. However, Langston Hughes speaks his mind for equality for all races and birthright freedom via poetry while Reginald Rose uses a drama to convey his ideas about equality in the American justice system. Although they share the same opinion about democracy and equality, the two authors use different strategies to express their different perspectives on democracy. “Democracy” by Langston Hughes tells of his fight for his rights as a black man. According
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One way they’re different is that one is written as a poem while the other is written as a drama. “Democracy” is written as a free verse poem with some well-placed rhymes that help to carry some key ideas and themes. On the other hand, 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose is written as a drama that has characters, settings, dialogue with speaker tags, and stage directions. Another way they’re different is that they use different strategies to emphasize their perspective. In “Democracy” Langston Hughes uses well-placed rhymes that help to carry some key ideas and themes. The second stanza rhymes "stand" with "land" while the third stanza ends with a perfect couplet: "dead" rhyming with "bread." These rhymes really help drive the speaker's ideas home. That's because each stanza ends on a rhymed word, so that chime echoes with us in our passage through the brief silence between stanzas. Those echoes emphasize the point that each stanza is trying to make. However, in 12 Angry Men Reginald Rose uses stage directions and dialogue with speaker tags to make a point and to help understand what’s happening. The stage directions and dialogue help the reader understand more about what’s going on in the scene. In the text it states “Foreman: Okay, all those voting guilty raise your hands. (Seven or eight hands go up immediately. Several others go up more slowly. Everyone looks
One way they’re different is that one is written as a poem while the other is written as a drama. “Democracy” is written as a free verse poem with some well-placed rhymes that help to carry some key ideas and themes. On the other hand, 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose is written as a drama that has characters, settings, dialogue with speaker tags, and stage directions. Another way they’re different is that they use different strategies to emphasize their perspective. In “Democracy” Langston Hughes uses well-placed rhymes that help to carry some key ideas and themes. The second stanza rhymes "stand" with "land" while the third stanza ends with a perfect couplet: "dead" rhyming with "bread." These rhymes really help drive the speaker's ideas home. That's because each stanza ends on a rhymed word, so that chime echoes with us in our passage through the brief silence between stanzas. Those echoes emphasize the point that each stanza is trying to make. However, in 12 Angry Men Reginald Rose uses stage directions and dialogue with speaker tags to make a point and to help understand what’s happening. The stage directions and dialogue help the reader understand more about what’s going on in the scene. In the text it states “Foreman: Okay, all those voting guilty raise your hands. (Seven or eight hands go up immediately. Several others go up more slowly. Everyone looks