KT+Task+Three

2/14/11
1. Descriptive words used in order to create a scene in the readers' minds. 1a. Darker 1b. He explains that he is different than some others who look down on him for it.

2. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something which is not literally applicable. 2a. I, too, am America. 2b. It's interesting that the word used is America, not American. This creates a feeling of the concept being greater than one person.

3. Something used to represent another thing. 3a. Nobody’ll dare say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” then. Besides, they’ll see how beautiful I am, and be ashamed. 3b. Langston Hughes uses these symbols to show that he means that the situation will change. One day, maybe soon, they will not look down on him. They will see that there was never any reason to have done so.

1. Define Imagery. 1a. List the words of Imagery. 1b. Explain how these words create your image/ experience of the poem.

2. Define Metaphor. 2a. List the most important metaphor. 2b. Explain how the metaphor best display's the poem's overall meaning of equality.

3. Define Symbol. 3a. List the major symbol of the poem. 3b. Fill in the blanks below: Langston Hughes uses the symbol of _ to display _(2-3 sentences).