https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht en-us 2018-11-29 16:15:46 UTC 2025-09-27 12:33:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311411895 i dont know enough about him yet]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311411895 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412016 idk who he is]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412016 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412021 I don't know who he is...]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412021 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412062  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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412062 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412081 I don't know enough information on Hughes, so I cannot see the message he is trying to send.]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412081 desajh43 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412192 I remember his name but the only thing I really remember is that he is a poet.]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412192 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412236 I know nothing about Langston Hughes.]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412236 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412239 i don't know anything about Langston Hughes]]> 2018-12-05 15:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311412239 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311413253 Good question.]]> 2018-12-05 15:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311413253 collmg87 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311413292 I do not know enough of him. -Madelyn C]]> 2018-12-05 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311413292 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311413629 I know he wrote books and poems but that is all I know]]> 2018-12-05 15:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311413629 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414153 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414153 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414156 it has a very sad tone to it; very depressing.]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414156 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414229 its a very depressing poem about a lonely person, it makes you feel bad for the man]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414229 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414314 It is very depressing]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414314 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414386 It has a very sad and dark message. ]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414386 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414586 this poem feels pretty depressing to me, but seems like it has a deeper meaning (maybe).]]> 2018-12-05 15:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414586 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414674 It gives me the weary blues.]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414674 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414915 It has a hint of sadness and something about it made me feel uncomfortable but I can't pinpoint exactly what it was.]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414915 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414921 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414921 desajh43 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414950 The mood of the poem seems to  be sad and depressed, especially his voice.]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311414950 collmg87 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311415052 It had solemn undertones but was also upbeat in a musical sense. -Madelyn C]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311415052 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311415277 this poem seems very sad and dark and depressing. its got a good rhythm though]]> 2018-12-05 15:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311415277 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311415318 he portrayed the loneliness and depression of the time and showed how it never ends.]]> 2018-12-05 15:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311415318 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416886 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416886 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416910 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416910 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416917 It was very effective in the fact that the poem showed the sadness of African Americans]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416917 collmg87 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416966 He demonstrated these emotions though the rhyme scheme as well as the words chosen for his purpose. It was very effective. -Madelyn C ]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416966 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416979 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416979 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416986 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. ]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416986 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416989 He really makes you feel bad for the people he talks about, and he really emphasizes their struggles.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311416989 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417030 His method of using figurative language when portraying black emotion helped gives an understanding on the topic.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417030 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417043 i think he portrayed it well. he showed how they'd feel and their lonliness.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417043 desajh43 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417060 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417060 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417170 He was very successful in making it clear that Blacks are not well off]]> 2018-12-05 15:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417170 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417851 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417851 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417998 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311417998 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311418241 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311418241 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419751 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419751 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419760 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419760 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419777 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419777 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419778 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419778 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419784 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419784 desajh43 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419800 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.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419800 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419806 To represent the Black culture]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419806 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419841 i think he added a jazz feeling into his poem to add more emotion while also keeping the same depressing feel to it.]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419841 collmg87 https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419944 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]]> 2018-12-05 15:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/forrcm/e1tljtjf04ht/wish/311419944