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Pareyhatt
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English
High School
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Freedom
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Freedom will not come
Today, this year
Nor ever
Through compromise and fear.
I have as much right
As the other fellow has
To stand
On my two feet
And own the land.
I tire so of hearing people say,
Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when I’m dead.
I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread.
Freedom
Is a strong seed
Planted
In a great need.
I live here, too.
I want my freedom
Just as you.
questions: ↓
1. Describe the speaker of the poem? Is the speaker involved in the action or outside of the action?
2. Does the poem represent the speaker’s feelings at a particular moment in time or does it seem the speaker has had a chance to reflect on the significance of events?
3. Identify and briefly explain the tension/conflict in the poem.
4. How is the poem organized? Where do the shifts come?
5. What is the most important line or sentence in the poem? Why?
6. Do you notice any poetic devices used in the poem? In what lines do they appear? (Metaphor, simile, apostrophe, personification, etc.)