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        <title><![CDATA[Langston Hughes' poem "The Ballad of the Landlord" describes very...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Langston Hughes' poem "The Ballad of the Landlord" describes very poignantly the pathetic living conditions of the blacks in New York's Harlem in the 1930s.
The ballad is an imaginary conversation between a black tenant and his white landlord. The white landlord has been exploiting his black tenant for a very long time by not repairing the black tenant's house - the roof leaks, and the steps are broken. When the black tenant insists that the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Please give me a summary of "The Ballad of the Landlord."]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Please give me a summary of "The Ballad of the Landlord."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:17:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[i am studingin10+2 so iwant the meanings and summary of thec poem  para...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[i am studingin10+2 so iwant the meanings and summary of thec poem  para wise or line wise
and critical appreciation]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:59:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[in this the tenant says that the landlord tells that the tenant owes him...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[in this the tenant says that the landlord tells that the tenant owes him 10 bucks and the tenant is also ready to pay this along with 10 more bucks if the landlord fixes his roof and stairs but is not ready to pay even a cent untill his house is repaired

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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:29:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The speaker isn't going to pay the landlord one cent until repairs are...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The speaker isn't going to pay the landlord one cent until repairs are made to his dilapidated house. When he says, "Ten Bucks you say I owe you?/ Ten Bucks you say is due?" he means that his rent is ten dollars. But he's not going to pay it: "Well, that's Ten Buck more'n I'll pay you/ Till you fix this house up new." He'd rather face eviction than pay to live in a rat hole.
See the eNotes study guide (linked below) for a full analysis of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:50:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the poem "Ballad of the Landlord" by Langston Hughes, how much money...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the poem "Ballad of the Landlord" by Langston Hughes, how much money does the tenant propose to pay the landlord?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:35:18 PST</pubDate>
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