Theme for English B

by Langston Hughes

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Theme For English B Analysis

What are some literary devices in the poem "Theme for English B"?

In "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes, find shifts and juxtaposition as well as structure and punctuation that indicate contrast.

What significant things about himself does the speaker of "Theme for English B" reveal? What assumptions about writing does the instructor make? Do you think the instructor's assignment is a good one? Why or why not?

I have to describe the tone for the poem "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes? And I don't understand the concept of describing the tone..

I have to give an explanation of the theme and structure of "Theme for English B," expanding it to the tone, so I'm confused. Can anybody help me with analyzing these?

What is the theme of the poem "Theme for English B," by Langston Hughes?

What are some of the cultural allusions in the poem "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes?

How do I compare and contrast "Theme for English B" and "Harlem"? We also have to compare and contrast theme and setting on the two poems chosen.

Who is Bessie in the Langston Hughes' poem "Theme for English B"?

How does the structure and tone in "Theme for English B" connect to the theme of racism?

Discuss "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes.

What is the overall theme or message of "Theme for English B"?

Is the poems "I, Too" and "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes relevant to people other than African Americans? Why?

What is the significance of mentioning that the college is on a hill and the steps from the hill lead down to Harlem in "Theme for English B"?

Does the teacher in Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B" appear to be racist?

Compare and contrast the theme and setting of "Theme for English B" and "Harlem" by Langston Hughes.

If you were the instructor who gave the assignment in “Theme for English B” what grade would you give Hughes’ submission and why

Message of "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes What did the author is trying to say in "Theme for English B?"

How can being a white female matter in how you read "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes, or does it matter at all?  Do you think these shifting relationships between reader and poet, between “you” and “me” are intentional?

How would you write a poem about your own life emulating the style of Langston Hughes's "Theme for English B"?

Read "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes. What is the speaker trying to say in his essay?

What type of tone do you think Hughes wanted to get across in "Theme for English B"?

I need help with the summaries and analyses of the poems, "I,Too" and "Theme for English B"    

Imitating the poem's basic form and structure, how would you write your own "Theme for English B" about yourself and your own life?

Would you consider "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes a bildungsroman?

Compare the poems, “Theme for English B,” by Langston Hughes, and “A Love Medicine,” by Louise Erdrich.

How is “Theme for English B” an example of literature of encounter?

How do the following two poems compare with respect to the theme of difference: "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes, and "Speaking a Foreign Language" by Alastair Reid?

In, Theme for English B, the poem by Langston Hughes, what would you state as the plot?

I have to compare the themes of Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" / Jamaica Kincaid's "The Girl" / Langston Hughes's "Theme for English B".