“Theme for English B” is a poem by Langston Hughes about writing a paper for an English class, and coming up with ideas to write about. Hughes wrote this poem because most “coloured” people did not have voice to say this. A symbol Hughes writes is the use of “you and me”. In the poem, he is speaking to his teacher, but Hughes is also speaking to the audience too. He is speaking to the reader, telling you his thoughts. Another symbol Hughes uses is his age. In the line “It is not easy to know what is true for you or me at twenty-two”, Hughes talks not only about his age, but about his experience as well. He is telling his professor, ” I don’t know much, but I do know this:” and then goes on with his poem.
