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As I Grew Older
Langston Hughes
About Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was an African-American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and columnist who is best known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. His writing comprises poems, novels, short stories, plays, non-fiction and even stories for children. His most popular poems include 'The Weary Blues', 'Let America Be American Again', 'My People', 'Freedom's Plow', and so on.
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- 1.Why was the poet's dream not fulfilled?
- 2.What do we learn about the wall that has come up? What does this wall stand for?
- 3.What are the poet's feeling with reference to the wall?
- 4.How are the poet's described the dream of his youth? What happened to the dream in your opinion?
- 5.What do you think lying beside the shadow implies?
- 6.Why is the poet referring to his dark hands?
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