Question

in The line “boogie woogie rumble/ Of a dream deferred” from Langston Hughes’s poem “dream boogie” what does the term boogie-woogie refer to?

Answer 1

Boogie-woogie is a musical genre that became popular during the late 1920s, but developed in African American communities in the 1870s.

Answer 2

Answer: A style of jazz developed in Harlem

Explanation:

The poem "Dream Boogie" is about a boy. This boy asks if you have heard the boogie-woogie rumble of a dream deferred.

In this poem Langston Hughes uses the word "Daddy" in reference to "daddy-o". This terms is mainly used in the jazz era. The language used gives us the idea that the term boogie-woofie refers to a style of jazz.