Frieda Hughes

The African-American Experience Langston Hughes was an American poet who was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902. Langston Hughes was also an activist, playwright, and a columnist. Hughes played a large role in the Harlem Renaissance movement by utilizing the newest poetry form at the time, jazz poetry. Jazz poetry is poetry that is read with the accompaniment of background music, preferably jazz music. Hughes’ poems focused on what was happening in Harlem, the African-American communities, his…

and the pursuit of happiness during the 50’s and the 60’s. The idea of everyone having a the chance to achieve a better life should exist for all. Hanaberry created her title using a line from Langston Hughes poem “ A Dream Deferred”. the original poem was written in 1951 about Harlem. The Hughes line from the poem claimed that when dreams are deferred “does it dry up like a raisin in the sun. This meant that…

creates her title using a line from langston Hughes poem “A Dream Deferred.” The original poem was written in 1951 about Harlem. The dream was about how dreams were deferred meaning that dreams that were put away, saved for later snad how they end up disappearing. Hughes poem further suggested that when dreams and goals are denied to be pursued people tend to give…

Langston Hughes "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is a foundation and blueprint for Hughes later works of poetry that involve political meanings of equality not only in the physical sense but also in terms of intelligence. This foundation will grow with Hughes later works as his final pieces of poetry capitalize on how Hughes writings schematically are a collaboration of all the art forms presented in the Harlem Renaissance movement, an allusion to the lengthier lines of Walt Whitman and the…

In “The Minotaur”, metaphor is used in a variety of ways. Hughes takes a domestic incident, and transforms in into an exploration of the difficult relationship between himself and Plath, his wife. Though this exploration, Hughes uses the myth of the Minotaur as a creative starting point from which he draws his metaphors. By titling the poem “The Minotaur” Hughes draws on the historical context of the myth. This is particularly effective in assisting the poem to explore “haunting memories of his…

Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” is a bold poem written during an eventful time for civil rights history, the Harlem Renaissance. During the Harlem Renaissance the African American community endured extreme racism and degradation. McKay wrote this poem with the intent to display his feelings as an immigrant who moved to America for a better life but instead was thrown into a situation where he was treated like an animal instead of a person. He chose to write this poem in the form of a…

Screen time addiction, or screen obsession, is a vexed subject as the majority of parents and society view it as a problem, while rest feel that it is not a huge concern. Some feel the need for people to crack down on screen addiction because they compare the U.S to countries like South Korea or China where there already is an epidemic on screen usage. Also, screen time doesn’t just cover the internet, but much more, ranging from phone usage to video games, and just about anything that allows…

The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes, displays that stereotypes do not define an individual because each person is far deeper than their outer shells show. He delves into the importance of external and internal identity by introducing five different characters, each embodying a specific high school stereotype. All five students are seen by others ‘in the simplest of terms’ and by the most convenient definitions. As the film progresses each character realizes that they are more complex…

Explication of poem I, too by Langston Hughes In the poem “I, too” by Langston Hughes, an African-American man expresses his demand about equality and arouses others to pursue against racism in America. The writer uses short but explicit language that brings the topic to a direct and clear understanding. His constant belief of improvement and change allow a positive outlook throughout. He exclaims his importance and value and doesn’t allow himself to show any weakness in his description that…

Naturally the past seems to fade from the forefront of our minds as new times encroach. All that remain are brief fragments of a previous time. Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues”, and Robert Frost’s “Directive”, offer a limbo between the past and the present. Modernity is inevitable, yet the past still lingers in the shadows. While their styles may differ, both poems provide a vague depiction of times lost. By doing so, they provide no sufficient solution to issue, but merely offer a momentary…