`THEME FOR ENGLISH B` BY LANGSTON HUGHES

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Theme for English B by Langston Hughes

Theme for English B by Langston Hughes dramatizes the conflict between physical exterior and psychological reality . It embodies the psychological trauma of African Americans during the first half of 19th century and their struggle for egalitarianism . The poet has skillfully dramatized the inner thought of colored ' person and has manifested that although he is different physically but he possesses the same human characteristics that his other classmates and his instructor enjoy

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has been asked to write a page on the true internal feelings in English B class . In the first five lines , Langston discloses the situation and rest of the poem is his response to that situation i .e . to write a subjective note on what they really feel . Line 4 And let that page come out of you--- is emphatic and has a poetic flow that something is coming out . Again this line is an epitome of the poem 's thematic expression as the all other lines are Hughes ' response to this line . The next few line are descriptive as it illustrates Hughes 's mundane activities and his way back home to write the response .He uses the action verbs like eat , sleep , drink , eat , and sleep emphasize his theme that his characteristics are like his other classmates . The diction is simple but effective and conveys the Langston point of view in a powerful way . There is a specific connecting scheme in the whole poem . Each line is connected to another in a special way Consider the last 10 lines of the poem . Each line is ending on words like you , me , American , white , free ' and truth These manifest a connection between black (me ) you (white ) to American ideals of freedom and truth . This denotes that we are all connected...