vocabulary
A small thin sharp piece of wood, that has broken off a larger piece.
Splinter
What's a "theme" ?
The main idea of a poem.
What kind of literature did Langston Hughes write?
Poems, novels, short stories and plays.
Don't you set down =
Don't you sit down
A rug, heavy fabric covering the floor
A carpet
What's a "simbol"?
Concrete object that represent an abstract idea.
Who influenced Huges and tranferred to him the love to literature?
His grandmother.
Goin' in the dark =
Going in the dark.
without anything covering it
Bare
What's "inferring"?
reading between the lines
When did Hughes write his first poem?
When he was in the eighth grade.
I'se still climbin' =
I am still climbing.
A short, sharp, pointed nail
A tack
A long speech by one person is ...
A monologue
What's the name of the African cultural movement Langston Hughes was part of?
The Harlem Renaissance.
Turnin' landin' =
Turning landings
The floor at the top of a set of stairs
landing
What is the extended metaphor in the poem?
Life is a staircase we climb.
How and did the U.S. Postal Service honor Langston Hughes?
They issued a commemorative stamp.
It's kinder hard =
It's kind of hard.