Read “the negro speaks of rivers” by Langston Hughes. What is the author talking about? Is he referring to individuals or a collective race?

Why does he mention these specific rivers? --locate and read works by words worth, Dickinson & frost throughout the text.

Choose 1 favorite work written by each author.

Write a composition explaining why each work is your favorite. Be sure to cite specific examples from the texts of the works and discuss any personal feelings each work may have invoked. Compare and contrast the two works in terms of wording, imagery, metaphorical language, tone, sound, rhythm, rhyme, form, symbolism, allusion, and/or theme. You do not have to discuss all of these components but be as detailed as possible in your composition.

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The author in the poem is talking about rivers that he has known He says he has visited different places across the globe and having known all these rivers he has also witnessed different activities u... View the full answer