Key poetic devices used in “My People”
In Langston Hughes’ poem “My People” key poetic devices such as repetition, metaphor and imagery are used to convey that black people are...
Context of “My People”
Langston’s writes in a positive way of his love of the his own people that we think of as the back American people. Langston compares...
Key poetic devices used in “Is It Because I Am Black?”
In Cotter Jr.’s poem “Is It Because I Am Black?” key poetic devices such as repetition, rhetorical question and metaphor are used to to...
About Joseph Seamen Cotter Jr.
Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr was born on 2 September 1895 in Louisville Kentucky USA. He started his education from his sister teaching him to...
About Langston Hughes Life
Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri on 1 February 1902. His early family life was very unsettled because he moved around a lot....
