The Weary Blues

The Weary Blues Questions and Answers

How does the message of the blues singer's first verse contrast with the second verse in "The Weary Blues"?

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Who is the speaker in "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes?

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What do you make of the last line of the poem? Why does Hughes choose the word "dead" here? THE WEARY BLUES BY LANGSTON HUGHES

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Apply the features of modernism to "The Weary Blues" and cite one example of modernism from the poem.

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Who is the narrator of "The Weary Blues"?

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In "The Weary Blues," by Langston Hughes, how and why is the final line significant?

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How is the poem, " The Weary Blues " relative to the  Harlem Renaissance ?       thank you for your time,

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In "The Weary Blues"  by Langston Hughes, how does the poet use imagery to depict freedom?

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Describe racial alienation in "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes?

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In Langston Hughes' poem "The Weary Blues," the line "Droning a drowsy syncopated tune," is an example of what literary device?

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In Langston Hughes' poem "The Weary Blues," why does the speaker respond so intensely to the piano player's "sad, raggy tune"?

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How does Langston Hughes use literary terms to give his poem, "The Weary Blues," value?

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Why do you think Langston Hughes entitled this poem "The Weary Blues" rather than something like "Harlem Blues" or "Piano Man Blues"?

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Why do you think Langston Hughes chose to use the verb "moan" rather than "play" to describe the piano music in the poem "The Weary Blues"?  

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What is the poem "The Weary Blues" about, and what is the theme of the poem? Can you personally relate to the poem, and why or why not?

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Compare and contrast "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes with his other poems "Dreams," "Dream Deferred," "Mother to Son," and "I Too."

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What are the themes of Blues poetry?    

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Compare and contrast the moods of the Langston Hughes' poems "The Weary Blues" and "Puzzled."   

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What is the poem "The Weary Blues" about? What is the theme, and can you relate to the poem? Why or why not?

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What does it mean to "have the blues" as an emotional state?   In this poem and many others, Hughes refers to the musical form known as "the blues." How might the term "the blues" in this sense relate to the poem?

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In Langston Hughes' poem, "The Weary Blues," how is the author's life reflected?

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Are there any clues in "The Weary Blues" about the life of the singer and why the singer might have the blues? "The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes.

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How does the language of the poem reflect its subject matter in "The Weary Blues"?

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In an era before the American Civil Rights Movement, what social and economic conditions might have contributed to the sense of weariness expressed by the musician in Langston Hughes' poem "The Weary Blues"?

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The musician in Langston Hughes' poem "The Weary Blues" sings, "Ain't got nobody in all this world, / Ain't got nobody but ma self." Are there any clues as to why he feels this way?

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Why do you think Hughes entitled this poem "The Weary Blues" rather than something like "Harlem Blues" or "Piano Man Blues"?   What do you believe it means to be "weary," physically and mentally, In an era before the American Civil Rights movement, what social and economic conditions might have contributed to the sense of weariness expressed by the musician?  

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Are there any clues as to why he feels this way? The musician in the poem sings, "Ain't got nobody in all this world, Ain't got nobody but ma self."

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