Walt Whitman And Langston Hughes Analysis - 796 Words

Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. Two highly renowed poets. One of Whitmans most known poems, I Hear America Singing, is about living the American life; he explains multiple types of people in his piece of work and how they are all a part of America. Similar to this, Langston Hughes wrote the poem I, Too, Sing America, and in this, he includes African Americans, suggesting that Whitman left some people out. Also saying, that blacks are proud and just as big of a part of America as anyone else. Along with this, both are similar in the sense that they are about people in America. Aside from this, there are three other ways in which the poems I, Too, Sing America, and I Hear America Singing, are similar. Becasue of this, the poems†¦show more content†¦These lines show the happiness and optimism that is portrayed throughout the poem, by painting a picture of all kinds of people singing and being proud. In Hughes, I, Too, Sing America, the optimistic tone is also shown when the protagonist in the poem declares, They send me to eat in the kitchen/When company comes,/But I laugh,/And eat well,/And grow strong. (3-7). Although they are of color and are treated awfully, they are optimistic and look at the bright side, like how they at least have food, and laugh and are able to grow. Both poems definitely express an optimistic tone. One of the most noticable similarities between the two pieces of poetry, I Hear America Singing, and I, Too, Sing America, is the theme of unity. Both poems express what America is, and that is the people in America. Whitmans poem however, doesnt include blacks in his poem, but all other kinds of people. Hughes, poem makes it so that he is included. For example, Whitmans poem celebrates, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off/work, /The boatman singing.... (3-5)This is only a few of the many types of people that Whitman explains are all American, but most importantly, America. The poem unites all people of different backgrounds and jobs and says that they are all the same in the sense that they are American. In similarity, Hughes poem says, Tomorrow,/IllShow MoreRelatedLiterary Analysis Of Langston Hughes961 Words   |  4 PagesComing Quick (A Literary Analysis of Langston Hughes’ Poems) The nineteenth and twentieth centuries were impressive times for the growing of several different cultures. One of the main cultures that grew through those time periods was that of the black community. Those with darker skin color were pushed to their limits and they were still able to persevere. One writer in particular truly made a influence not only on his culture but on the rest of America, too. 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