PPT-The Poems of Langston Hughes

Inspired by the blues and jazz he heard in Harlem nightclubs Hughes tried to write poetry with the distinctive rhythms of these type soft music As we read his poems try to detect the different rhythms that Hughes creates through his arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. Take out your argument article. Be prepared to show it to me if you did not last week. Choose the article that you like the best, and take 5 minutes to re-read it . Write down in 1-2 sentences what the author did that made the article convincing. Robert Frost. 1874 - 1963. Lived much of his life in New England . Used more traditional poetic forms . Writes language as it is actually spoken. Writes searching and often dark meditations on universal themes. Informative Paper . An informative essay is a piece of writing that is written to educate the reader on a certain topic. . An informative paper only give factual information. To do this you need to be able to research and find reliable information! . FEBRUARY Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) The pictures on the television Do not make me dream as well As the stories without pictures Grandpa knows how to tell. Even if he does not know What makes a s pa Standard English versus. Dialectic Usage. “Mother to Son”: What does Hughes Use in his poem?. “Extended . Metaphor. A metaphor is a literary device that compares one element to something else. Metaphors connect things that readers already know to a new element or way of seeing the world. An extended metaphor takes a comparison and carries it throughout an entire passage, like Hughes does with the staircase in the poem "Mother to Son." Rather than mentioning the staircase once, the whole poem is based around the staircase and how it compares to life. Hughes describes what the staircase, or life, is by first explaining what it isn't. Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues” Langston Hughes has a very unique and powerful way with words. His poetry evokes such strong emotions that it is quite difficult not to fall i . By: Langston Hughes. The Poem. I dream of the drums. And . remember . Nights without stars in Africa..  . Remember, remember, remember!.  . I dream of the drums. And remember . Slave ships, billowing sails, . LANGSTON HUGHES What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over Langston Hughes. About Langston. Probably the foremost poet among African Americans. . Sought not only to “sing” of Black America in his poems, but also do so in its everyday language. . Incorporated African-American musical traditions like jazz, blues, and spirituals, into literature. . American Playwright 1902-1967. Thinking Questions:. What things in history happened in Langston Hughes’ lifetime?. How could those things affect his writing?. Biographical Information:. African American. Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Public Sector North America.  . Bud Langston leads . SalesForce. Public Sector government strategy and Business Development Group. . He . is responsible for major strategic accounts within Federal/DOD, State & Local, provincial governments and Aerospace & Defense. . snow: cold - _______ : sweet. 2. strawberry : grapefruit – red : _____. 1. . i will learn you more about the short story lost in the city. 2. . kevin visited canada in june but he couldn’t stay long. Who is Langston Hughes and how does his poetry impact people, society, and the world?. “I swear to the Lord/ I still can’t see/ Why Democracy means/ Everybody but me.”. Langston Hughes – The Black Man Speaks. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms. . ‹#›. PLANNER: . HOMEWORK. Tonight, you should finish your freeform poem and turn it in on Thursday. You should also be reviewing your notes in your Poetry Packet for the Poetry Terms Test on Friday..