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Look down upon any town in Carolina

Or any town in Maine, for that matter,

Or Africa, your homeland--

And you will see what I mean for you to see--

The white hand:

The thieving hand.

The white face:

The lying face.

The white power:

The unscrupulous power.

That makes of you

The hungry wretched thing you are today

Poetic Devices

The End

Thank you!!

  • Apostrophe
  • Anaphora
  • Epistrophe
  • Metonymy

Stanza by Stanza

"Remember"

The Life of Langston Hughes

Remember

The days of bondage--

And remembering--

Do not stand still.

Go to the highest hill

And look down upon the town

Where you are yet a slave.

Remember

The days of bondage--

And remembering--

Do not stand still.

Go to the highest hill

And look down upon the town

Where you are yet a slave.

Look down upon any town in Carolina

Or any town in Maine, for that matter,

Or Africa, your homeland--

And you will see what I mean for you to see--

The white hand:

The thieving hand.

The white face:

The lying face.

The white power:

The unscrupulous power.

  • Born in 1902
  • Wrote during the period known as the "Harlem Renaissance"
  • One of the earliest people who practiced "jazz-poetry"
  • Wrote about the time period in which the "negro was in vogue"
  • Big civil rights activist
  • Died in 1967

That makes of you

The hungry wretched thing you are today

Main Idea of "Remember"

"Remember"

By Langston Hughes

Presented by Natalie Wade

  • Black people are still oppressed, even though they are "free"
  • Never forget slavery
  • Racial prejudice
  • Culture: the African-American culture was largely shaped and molded by white people

Movement and Tone of "Remember"

  • Begins with recollection
  • Moves into anger
  • Racial prejudice
  • Ends in anger
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