A piece of poetry can be interpreted in different ways depending on who is looking at it. Poet, Langston Hughes, understands that. He is a member of the Harlem Renaissance and the first African American to establish a profession with literary works. Hughes uses dark diction, somber imagery, and a gloomy tone in “The Dream Keeper”, “Dreams”, and “Dream Deferred” in order to convey the melancholy a person experiences from the lose of a dream.
Dark diction is an effective manner to convey the melancholy of a lost hope and dream. In “The Dream Keeper”, Hughes does this as he identifies “the too-rough fingers/ Of the world” (7-8). Stating this portrays the world as a cruel place that will strip you of your dream. There are people everywhere who want to destroy others dreams, so they can see the melancholy it makes others experience. Hughes is also able to explain the loss of a dream in “Dream Deferred” when stating that a dead dream may “fester like a sore” (14). By saying this Hughes is able to explain that a dead dream is a painful and ugly thing to go through. A dream is a part of the person whose dream it is, so when that is taken away, it …show more content…
Hughes does this in “Dreams” when saying “broken-winged bird” (3). This imagery is vital when it comes to being able to portray the sorrow felt by a person who lost a dream. Somber imagery makes it so that the reader is able to visualize the story and see it happening. “Dream Deferred” also uses this technique when stating that a dream may “dry up/ like a raisin in the sun” (3-4). By making this statement, Hughes allows for the reader to imagine the way it would feel to lose a dream. The loss of a dream takes a turn on someone which can be shown through the use of imagery. The melancholy a person experiences when they lose a dream is expressed in one other main way throughout the literary works created by
Dark diction is an effective manner to convey the melancholy of a lost hope and dream. In “The Dream Keeper”, Hughes does this as he identifies “the too-rough fingers/ Of the world” (7-8). Stating this portrays the world as a cruel place that will strip you of your dream. There are people everywhere who want to destroy others dreams, so they can see the melancholy it makes others experience. Hughes is also able to explain the loss of a dream in “Dream Deferred” when stating that a dead dream may “fester like a sore” (14). By saying this Hughes is able to explain that a dead dream is a painful and ugly thing to go through. A dream is a part of the person whose dream it is, so when that is taken away, it …show more content…
Hughes does this in “Dreams” when saying “broken-winged bird” (3). This imagery is vital when it comes to being able to portray the sorrow felt by a person who lost a dream. Somber imagery makes it so that the reader is able to visualize the story and see it happening. “Dream Deferred” also uses this technique when stating that a dream may “dry up/ like a raisin in the sun” (3-4). By making this statement, Hughes allows for the reader to imagine the way it would feel to lose a dream. The loss of a dream takes a turn on someone which can be shown through the use of imagery. The melancholy a person experiences when they lose a dream is expressed in one other main way throughout the literary works created by