Analysis Of The Poem I Too

Scrutinizing the third poem I,Too, the title reflects the spirit of patriotism of the poet, despite being a black he is still enthusiastic to fight for his country America. The title also symbolizes the strength of the black community in America on the whole, to battle against racism, discrimination and subjugation. The word ‘I too’ suggest that even though the African-Americans are being discriminated by the whites they are still proud to be an American. The word ‘sing’ also represents the black voice and their fight to acquire freedom in the future. The poem unlock with the line “I too,sing America. I am the darker brother” signifying the African-American’s position, he claimed that he also sing the national anthem of America, he also have the American blood flowing in his body and have every rights and freedom as equal as the whites but, unfortunately the black community who is referred metaphorically as the ‘darker brother’ in this poem are not treated as equally in any respect as the whites. This line is irony as the land of America is regarded as the land of freedom but, the way the blacks are treated is a total absurdity. Throughout the poem the pronoun ‘I’ is …show more content…
This poem exposes the cruel experiences and the deep impact the black community undergone in the past. With the utilization of simple language, explicit symbols and imagery, Hughes made this poem effortlessly understandable by the readers. The title ‘Negro’ exposes two contradicting elements, the subject of the poem and the content of the poem. The word Negro as explained in the first poem, reveal a rather negative depiction of the self-identification of the blacks in the twentieth century and by addressing this poem with a single word, ‘Negro’, it portrays the emphasis towards the subject of the