Life is Fine , by Langston Hughes , is a semi long , 6 stanza poem with an abcb rhyme scheme. The poem is a ballad, it's about a man wanting to kill himself because of the Great Depression. Nobody should feel so out of it that they don't want to persevere . Langston uses situational irony to show that he's not going to kill himself; " I came up once and hollered ! I came up twice and cried ! If that water hadn't a-been so cold I might've sunk and died." He thought about what he was about to do. The irony of it is that it keeps seeming like he's going to commit suicide but he can't bring himself to do it. Hughes also uses metaphors. By saying " Life is Fine! Fine as Wine! Life is Fine!" it helps bring a positive note to the sad poem. These two poetic devices help make the poem more understanding.
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Everytime Langston is about to commit suicide he stops himself and makes and excuses on why he stopped: " Though you may hear me holler And you may see me cry I'll be dogged sweet baby. If you gonna see me die." He's not going to end his life over a hard time he's going through. Langston wrote this during the Great Depression. This was a rough time period for men. Langston realizes he should keep living because life can be great. He says " Life is Fine! Fine as Wine! Life is Fine!" Nobody should want to kill their self because life is
Everytime Langston is about to commit suicide he stops himself and makes and excuses on why he stopped: " Though you may hear me holler And you may see me cry I'll be dogged sweet baby. If you gonna see me die." He's not going to end his life over a hard time he's going through. Langston wrote this during the Great Depression. This was a rough time period for men. Langston realizes he should keep living because life can be great. He says " Life is Fine! Fine as Wine! Life is Fine!" Nobody should want to kill their self because life is