In the 1900s, the African American community “never” fitted. There was a lot of racism and one of the ways the African American people spoke their anger, sorrow, and disappointment to the rest of the country was through poetry. Langston Hughes and Claude McKay were two famous Harlem Renaissance poets. Both expressing equality and other similar qualities. “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay both have their unique and differences on the accounts of death by using metaphors, similes, and imagery.
In the poem, “Harlem” Hughes ponders what happens to a deferred dream. He ponders if it dries up like a raisin in the sun, or if it drips like a wound and then runs. It might smell like rotten meat or a sugary crust. It might
In the poem, “Harlem” Hughes ponders what happens to a deferred dream. He ponders if it dries up like a raisin in the sun, or if it drips like a wound and then runs. It might smell like rotten meat or a sugary crust. It might