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Langston Hughes
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Harder Vocab
Poems/ Story and their Meaning
True / False...but why?
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Who was Langston Hughes?
a famous African-American poet, novelist and dramatist
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The good guy in a story is called the ___________.
protagonist
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What is this an example of: she sells sea-shells by the seashore
alliteration
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Why do you think the woman distrusts Roger?
because he tried to mug her.
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Roger tried to mug the woman because he wanted to buy new jeans.
False - he wanted to buy new blue suede shoes
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Where was Hughes born?
Joplin, Missouri
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What do similes and metaphors have in common?
they are both used to make comparisons
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When an object in a story / poem represents something else it is called a ______________ .
SYMBOL
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What kind of conflict was there in the story by Langston Hughes?
man vs. man Mrs. Washington Jones vs. Roger
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The woman's job is a hairdresser
TRUE
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When and how did Hughes die?
in 1967 from cancer
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Who is the all knowing, all seeing narrator
the omniscient narrator
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How many kinds of conflict are there and what are they?
3 kinds man vs. self man vs. man man vs. environment
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Why does the woman say she takes him back to her apartment and why does she ACTUALLY take him back to her apartment?
to wash his face to show him that someone cares about him
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Roger tries to steal $15. to buy something he needs.
FALSE - he tries to steal $10.
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What are 3 pieces of Hughes' work?
Thank You Ma'am Night Funeral in Harlem Montage of a Dream Deferred
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Define "deferred"
to put off for another time; to postpone
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Define "hyperbole"
deliberately exaggerating and action or an idea for emphasis
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In the poem about the Funeral, what are 2 symbols that the poet uses and what do they represent?
the black hearse - death street light - the boy's life
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The boy wants the woman to trust him once they get back to her flat. He does this by offering to go to the supermarket for her.
FALSE - he does this by sitting in a place where he can see her.
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What made Hughes' and work different from other poets
1. He was one of the first black authors to make money from selling his writing. 2. he incorporated jazz / music into his poetry 3. He had a close relationship with many musicians in Harlem
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A comparison in which an idea is compared to another that is very different with the purpose of explaining the first, more complex idea.
analogy
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When there is a hint at the beginning of the story / book about what will happen later in the book this is called ______________.
foreshadowing
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What is the purpose of using more than one narrator in the poem "deferred"?
to show the black condition in the US. Simple things are not easy to get for all different kinds of blacks. By using different voices, Hughes shows that this is a problem for many blacks across the board.
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The woman and Roger have rice and ham for dinner.
FALSE - they have lima beans and ham for dinner