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i dont know enough about him yet

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I don't know who he is...

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idk who he is

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He was most likely trying to show what life was like for African Americans in this era, but I do not know enough about him to be sure.

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I don't know enough information on Hughes, so I cannot see the message he is trying to send.

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I remember his name but the only thing I really remember is that he is a poet.

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i don't know anything about Langston Hughes

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I know nothing about Langston Hughes.

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I do not know enough of him. -Madelyn C

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Good question.

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I know he wrote books and poems but that is all I know

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it has a very sad tone to it; very depressing.

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This poem feels very "blue", but still has a jazz feel throughout his speech. It feels like he wants to portray a sadness or depression.

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its a very depressing poem about a lonely person, it makes you feel bad for the man

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It is very depressing

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It has a very sad and dark message.

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this poem feels pretty depressing to me, but seems like it has a deeper meaning (maybe).

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It gives me the weary blues.

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It has a hint of sadness and something about it made me feel uncomfortable but I can't pinpoint exactly what it was.

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The poem is sad, the person it speaks of seems depressed, and may possibly end their life. They may be using music to express and/or distract theirself from life.

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The mood of the poem seems to  be sad and depressed, especially his voice.

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It had solemn undertones but was also upbeat in a musical sense. -Madelyn C

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this poem seems very sad and dark and depressing. its got a good rhythm though

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he portrayed the loneliness and depression of the time and showed how it never ends.

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i think that he portrayed his thoughts on how many black people were lonely and were longing for people to also stand up for them very well.

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I think Hughes did accurately portray the loneliness and depression of a black man at the time, though I can never be sure of that since I didn't live as a black man in that time period.

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It was very effective in the fact that the poem showed the sadness of African Americans

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i think he portrayed it well. he showed how they'd feel and their lonliness.

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He demonstrated these emotions though the rhyme scheme as well as the words chosen for his purpose. It was very effective. -Madelyn C

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He really makes you feel bad for the people he talks about, and he really emphasizes their struggles.

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I feel like he did an accurate job of portraying blacks feelings during this time. The words of the poem captured the essence of what it was like to be hopeless and dominated by your struggles, which was how most blacks felt during this time period.

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I think that Hughes really effectively portrayed the emotion from the black population, but he also missed out on highlighting that there is always hope. Overall, he was really effective.

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His method of using figurative language when portraying black emotion helped gives an understanding on the topic.

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He portrayed it very well because of the depressing words he uses to describe their life because that is what their life was, sad and lonely.

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He was very successful in making it clear that Blacks are not well off

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In him reading it, he had a mellow tone, but not depressed. Also, the smooth rhymes in the lines (that kind of rhymes) counteract the depressed feeling.

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I think he added a jazz feel to the poem because jazz was very popular at the time and a good medium to use to share a powerful poem through.

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I almost want to say it has a blues tone more than a jazz tone, if you're going to relate it to music, but I understand what you mean. I think it was supposed to symbolize black culture at the time.

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I think he added a jazz feel to the poem so give it a beat, and to also mellow out the dark tone a little bit.

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I think Hughes added this jazz feel to the poem because it relates to the core of black culture. He also adds this jazz feel to create smooth rhymes and mellow tones.

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I think he wanted the poem to be smooth and calm, but at the same time he wanted to get his point about his struggles across. I don't think he wanted to come across as violent or angry or upset, he just wanted to be heard.

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I think the rhyme added another layer to the poem and even just the way he said the words can create a certain feel or experience with the poem itself.

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Music can add a layer of emotion to any piece of art that ties all loose ends together and brings a personal feeling about it. Since jazz was the popular music at this time. It was only fitting to use this calm sounding tone to convey his poetry.

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I think he added a jazz aspect to it because jazz is smooth and his poem is also very smooth so he added it in to emphasize that and add emotion.

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To represent the Black culture

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i think he added a jazz feeling into his poem to add more emotion while also keeping the same depressing feel to it.

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Perhaps to make it original, like more authentically his. Or maybe because it was a big trend in the time period he wrote in -Madelyn C