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Langston Hughes Poetry

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  • Q1
    deferred
    In "Harlem," the first question the speaker asks is: What happens to a dream...
    30s
  • Q2
    licorice
    In "Harlem," the speaker mentions all of the following food-related images (sugary crust, licorice, raisin, rotten meat) to make his point except
    30s
  • Q3
    a heavy load
    In "Harlem," the speaker wonders if a deferred dream sags like
    30s
  • Q4
    explodes
    In "Harlem," the last question the speaker asks is whether or not the dream
    30s
  • Q5
    Lenox Avenue
    In "The Weary Blues," the musician is playing on
    30s
  • Q6
    sad
    In "The Weary Blues," the musician's tune is
    30s
  • Q7
    loneliness
    In "The Weary Blues," the musician laments his
    30s
  • Q8
    died
    In "The Weary Blues," the musician wishes he had
    30s
  • Q9
    sleep
    At the end of "The Weary Blues," the musician goes home to
    30s
  • Q10
    ancient
    In "Negro Speaks of Rivers," the speaker says he has known _______ rivers
    30s
  • Q11
    soul
    In "Negro Speaks of Rivers," the speaker says his ____ has grown deep like the rivers
    30s
  • Q12
    Euphrates
    In "Negro Speaks of Rivers," the speaker bathed in the _________ when dawns were young
    30s
  • Q13
    Congo
    In "Negro Speaks of Rivers," the speaker says he built his hut by the
    30s
  • Q14
    water
    often symbolizes life
    30s
  • Q15
    deep water
    often symbolizes wisdom
    30s

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