https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a In each group, list the different literary devices you see in Langston Hughes's poem. en-us 2021-09-09 18:13:07 UTC 2026-01-12 03:43:01 UTC hello@padlet.com mackowiak1 https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737382089 Look at the number of lines, their length, their arrangement on the page.  Does the form relate in any ways to the content of the poem?  Why do you think the poet chose to organize the poem the way that he/she did (stanzas or free form)?

]]> 2021-09-13 21:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737382089 mackowiak1 https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737382751 What kind of punctuation is in the poem?  Do you notice anything unusual, like breaks in the middle of a line? What is the effect of the punctuation on you as a reader?

]]> 2021-09-13 21:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737382751 mackowiak1 https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737383124 What do you think the title means and how does it relate to the poem itself?

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]]> 2021-09-13 21:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737386332 mackowiak1 https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737386763 Look at the figurative language of the poem (metaphors, similes, analogies, personification).  How do these images add to the meaning of the poem or intensify the effect of the poem?]]> 2021-09-13 21:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737386763 mackowiak1 https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737387278 What moods or attitudes are associated with words that stand out to you?

]]> 2021-09-13 21:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737387278 mackowiak1 https://padlet.com/mackowiak1/1wdc6im4bojjig2a/wish/1737388644 Taking into account the above aspects for analysis, what message do you think the author is trying to convey with the poem?

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