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Life Is Fine By Langston Hughes
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Artistic Piece
"People Always Look To Me."
Other Questions
1. Do you really think that the speaker wants to kill himself?
2. Is the baby really a baby? Or is it symbolizing something else?
3. Why do you think the speaker changes his mind about killing himself?
Mood and Attitude
1. What do you think the overall mood and tone is for the poem?
2. How do the positive and negative words help convey the speaker's attitude and tone?
"Life Is Fine"
By Langston Hughes
Lets Talk About Structure
1. What do you notice about the structure of the poem? Does anything catch your eye?
2. Do you think the simple rhyme scheme and simple build of the poem could potentially have a second meaning behind it? What could it be?
Background Info
Langston Hughes was a great American poet who
was born on February 1st, 1901. He moved to Washington D.C to pursue his writing and poetry dream. He wrote his first book of poetry in 1924 titled "The Weary Blues." Hughes wrote hundreds of poems during his life and died on May 22nd, 1967 in New York City.
Before You Read
1. Think about the title's possible meaning and how it plays a role in the poem.
2. Circle all negatively connotated words and underline all positively connotated words.