Instructions:Drag each tile to the correct location. The poems “I, Too” by Langston Hughes and “From the Dark Tower” by Countee
Cullen both use figurative language to express their opinions about racial segregation. Read each poem, and then match each characteristic to the correct poem. a reference to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing"paradox of social injusticeuses set meter and rhyme schemesymbol of wasted effortstone of anger and resentmentuses free verse
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.
It's only when one becomes pessimistic and gives up that he or she fails. The narrator warns against bowing out in the face of failure. He urges readers to endure and persist despite failures and losses.
