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1. Imagery is words and phrases that describe the concrete experiences of the five senses. 1a. darker, beautiful, strong, ashamed 1b. This imagery words help to see how emphasized and meaningful the poem is to the author because of the strong words that he decided to use in order to illustrate the point to the reader.

2. A Metaphor is concise form of comparison equating two things that may at first seem completely dissimilar, often an abstraction and a concrete image. 2a. "I, too, am America" 2b. The main metaphor used in the poem is show the meaning of equality by using such a large figure such as the country of America to show that without the hard work of the slaves there would be no establishment and nearly not enough management. Everyone contributed to the creation of the country in one way or another.

3.A symbol is invested with significance beyond what it would carry on its own. 3a. The dining table is the main symbol 3b. Langston Hughes uses the symbol of the dining table to display the equal opportunities that everyone should be offered. No matter the color, religion, or race all people should be able to have even the simplest of privileges such as eating at a dining table. When the speaker says "Tomorrow,/ I’ll be at the table" it shows that even if at the moment people do not realize that they too are apart of the formation of the country they will in the future and then the speaker can be treated equally.