USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hughes uses the pronoun “I” to represent ____
A
His thoughts on civil rights
B
His individuality
C
His struggle with artistic expression
D
A group of people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"I, Too” is a poem written by Langston Hughes that shows a want for equality through patience whilst going against the idea that patriotism is limited by race. It was first published in Hughes’ first volume of poetry, The Weary Blues in 1926.

Detailed explanation-2: -In fiction, we call the first-person the “main character”, in poetry we say the “speaker” of the poem, and in nonfiction it’s the writer’s name because the “I” must, by definition, be the person writing. We might just call these labels for the first-person simply labels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In “I, Too, ” Hughes uses literary devices such as metaphor and parallelism.

Detailed explanation-4: -’I, Too’ Langston Hughes Analysis ’I, Too’ is a short, free verse poem that focuses on African American identity within the dominant white culture of the USA. It encapsulates the history of oppression of black people by means of slavery, denial of rights and inequality.

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