A reference to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" => "I, Too". Langston Hughes' poem adds the African American identity to Whitman's list of ordinary people who constitute and contribute to American collective identity.
Paradox of social injustice => "I, Too". Hughes depicts the social inequality of black people, who are traditionally confined to servitude. He hopes, however, that this will change eventually.
Uses set meter and rhyme scheme => "From the Dark Tower". The poem's rhyme scheme is ABBA.
Symbol of wasted effort => "From the Dark Tower". Black people are the ones who plant, while white people reap.
Stone of anger and resentment => "From the Dark Tower". It depicts black people's anger at being constantly and systematically oppressed.
Uses free verse => "I, Too". Hughes' poem has a conversational tone. The free verse depicts the inner freedom that the speaker feels, and wants to transform into real freedom and equality.
Answer:
Nobody can help you with this because we aren't you.
Explanation:
1. Language can have an impact on people because first, through language we can be able to express our thoughts and feelings to something or someone. Second, through language. Secomd, language can be use as a tool to make change something in the society about right versus wrong. Lastly, using language as a weapon can lead us to freedom.
2. Just like Malcolm X, Malcolm X’s dedication on improving his language create a lot of impact to his life. When Malcolm chosed to study words because be be cant express what he felt due to his poor reading and writing skills he states that “I saw the best thing that I can do was to get hold of a dictionary— to study, to learn some words”(X#11). Malcolm X chosed to study some words using the dictionary in order to express what he truly felt. After that, Malcolm X realized that he found his freedom he said that “In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life”(X#17). By studying words using the dictionary, it helped Malcolm x to improved his language skills, the exposure of his personality, and helped him to met and understand his inner self. This is how the language impact Malcolm X’s life.
