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Saley, Alexis &
Zawadski, Kate
Smith
LA- 1
4-16-19
SLO's: 2, 3, 4, 5
"Hughes-Fest 2019"
Still Here by: Langston Hughes
Still Here
been scarred and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,
Looks like between 'em they done
Tried to make me
Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'-
But I don't care!
I'm still here!
The Poem
Poem Analysis
Form of Poetry: Lyric Poetry
Form of Poetry (in depth):
Most likely an 'Ode" poem due to its unique stanza structure and serious topic
Rhyme Scheme: first four lines rhyme like a couplet rhyme scheme, but is no structured as a rhyme scheme
(ex. AA BB)
Similes: Uses metaphors throughout poem in which helps you understand the poems 'hidden meaning'
Language Choice: Hughes doesn't use sophisticated language in this poem because poem talks about how life knocks you down, but he keeps going. It makes more sense to use more broken language to emphasize his point.
Poem Analysis
Meaning of Poem
- Poem explains the world around the author (Langston Hughes)
- During Hughes' time, descrimination was all around him, poem explains the hatred that people had towards him and others
- this poem expresses the struggles that Hughes has endured and continues to endure throughout his life
- Talks about people trying to knock him down, people telling him that he is not good enough
- Poem emphasizes the fact that nothing is going to stop him, he's not going to give up, he's going to keep going
Meaning of Poem
Work Cited
Elements of Poetry, learn.lexiconic.net/elementsofpoetry.htm.
“Rhyme Scheme - Examples and Definition of Rhyme Scheme.” Literary Devices, 26 Aug. 2017, literarydevices.net/rhyme-scheme/.
Arnest, Mark, and Lee-James Bovey Mark Arnest. “Analysis of Still Here by Langston Hughes.” Poem Analysis, 14 May 2018, poemanalysis.com/still-here-by-langston-hughes-poem-analysis
Hughes, Langston. “Still Here.” Family Friend Poems, www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/still-here-by-langston-hughes.