Vintage Hughes Presentation
Transcript: Langston Hughes Remembering the obstacles of past generations to uplift and create a future for the new generations. Juxtaposition Biography Tone: Resolute - admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering Mood: Determined - having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it A mother's address to her children as the seeds of freedom to use her past of pain and suffering to make a better tomorrow for generations to come. Langston Hughes Biography The Negro Mother Repetition Imagery Juxtaposition Works Cited Repetition Hughes, Langston. Vintage Hughes. New York: Vintage, 2004. Print. Table of Contents Born: February 1, 1902 in Joplin, MO Apart of: The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s The Black Arts Movement of the 1960s Died: May 22, 1967 in New York City, NY By: Courtney Sexton Work Cited Tone & Mood Purpose “I am the one who labored as a slave, Beaten and mistreated for the work that I gave—” (Lines 13-14). “valley was filled with tears, But I kept trudging on through the lonely years” (Lines 25-26). ********* “And make of those years a torch for tomorrow. Make of my past a road to the light. ... Lift high my banner out of the dust. Stand like free men supporting my trust” (Lines 38-39, 41-42). “Remember my sweat, my pain, my despair. Remember my years, heavy with sorrow— ...... Remember the whip and slaver’s track. Remember how strong in struggle and strife” (Lines 36-37, 44-45). The Negro Mother “Carrying in my body the seed of the free” (Line 10). “I was the seed of the coming Free” (Line 30). Imagery
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