Langston Hughes
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Poetry With Guided Analysis
"The N-ro Speaks of Rivers"
"The Weary Blues"
"Freedom"
"Let America be America Again"
“Beaumont to Detroit: 1943”
“I Look at the World”
"Theme for English B"
"Mother to Son"
"Harlem"
Possbile Essay Prompts
To what extent does Langston Hughes's poetry present the Black spirit to be resilient?
To what effect does Langston Hughes associate Blackness with the ancient?
How does Langston Hughes explore white supremacy?
In what ways does Langston Hughes explore the psychological effects of living in a racially segregated society?
How does Langston Hughes explore the theme of justice in his work?
To what extent is Langston Hughes's poetry a good example of Harlem Renaissance literature?
To what extent could somebody claim that there's a degree of Patriotism in Hughes's writing?
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