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Brief history of the Jazz movement: The Jazz poetry movement made its entrance to the poetic world in the 1920's. Jazz poetry often displays the rhythm and style of jazz music. Jazz poets responded to and wrote about jazz. Poets such as langston hughes, marvin bell, and Hayden Carruth helped to create a thread of poetry through the Harlem Renaissance, the beat movement even the black arts. Theses poets often talked about the issues of everyday life, using the influence of music to reach and connect with many people.
Literary Devices Found In Poem:
In his poem "Democracy" Langston Hughes uses consonance to not only enhance the creativity of his poem but, to better help his audience understand the poem. " I do not need my freedom when I'm dead", the repetition of sounds help to create mood of the poem and leads the reader to find out what Langston is thinking. Another literary device the Hughes use is metaphor, "Freedom is a strong seed". This metaphor adds to the overall objective of Langstons poem, to share with the audience that one's freedom is most imperative. Both consonance and metaphor, help to enhance the quality and meaning of the poem. |
Poem Analysis:
The initial purpose of the Jazz movement was to give reaction to jazz music, but transformed and used music to create a sense of independence through rhythm. Langston Hughes poem "Democracy: addresses the want and need of independence Langston believe that people have the tendency to set problem aside and look to another day. Langston captured the Jazz movement by addressing such a problem using strategic language and rhythm. Langston's strive for freedom and the privileges as others is inspiring, and motivating. |
Link To Poem:
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/democracy/