USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Generally speaking, “Theme for English B” is written in free verse: it doesn’t have meter or a set rhyme scheme, though the speaker will occasionally use a rhyme. The poem’s exploratory, open-ended form reflects the unsettled, searching character of the speaker’s thinking.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Theme for B English’ contains both irony and alliteration to emphasize the speaker’s challenges with the writing assignment. The irony highlights how as the only African-American student, he feels as an outsider to the class, and he does not want to lose his connection to Harlem.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Theme for English B” is written in free verse-it stays the track of no one rhythmic pattern; it has no regular rhyme scheme. It does, however, establish patterns. The instructor’s homework assignment, for instance, is in an aabb rhyme pattern.

Detailed explanation-4: -In his poem entitled, Theme for English B, Hughes tells the story of a student (perhaps himself) who has to write a paper for an English and Literature course. In this poem Hughes uses symbolism, personification, and form to make an argument that no matter who we are or where we are from we are all the same.