Questions for Thinking and Writing, Hughes - Part 3

After watching the lecture, answer these questions.

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In this part of the lecture, Gwynn observes that in the first part of the poem Hughes uses, for the most part, a four-beat line rhyming in couplets. “Listen to it.,” urges Gwynn, “What you’ll hear is the basic rhythmical structure of rap and hip hop.” Compare the four-beat line rhyming structure to a popular hip hop or rap song. Can you detect any similarities? What connections does this modern form of music have to jazz and blues?

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At the end of the lecture, Gwynn quotes Langston Hughes, "Sad as the blues may be, there's almost always something humorous about them—even if it's the kind of humor that laughs to keep from crying." Working with either "The Weary Blues," or another Hughes poem from your anthology, find elements of humor, even dark humor, in the poem.

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