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Afro-American Fragment

Afro-American Fragment. By Langston Hughes Written in 1930 Presented By Nicholas Pianfetti and Adam Rork. Thesis.

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Afro-American Fragment

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  1. Afro-American Fragment By Langston Hughes Written in 1930 Presented By Nicholas Pianfetti and Adam Rork

  2. Thesis • We think this poem should stay for several reasons. One being, it has many example of consonance, and assonance. Also, it expresses the theme of losing the history of Africa, sadness, and reflection. Another reason would be that it show children the culture and heritage of another country.

  3. Rhyme Scheme • The Rhyme Scheme in this poem is non-existent. So long A So far away B Is Africa C Not even memories alive D Save those that history books create E

  4. Rhythm • This bit of poetry is considered mostly iambic with a bit of free verse. So long So far away Is Africa Not even memories alive Save those that history books create

  5. Assonance • There are two examples of assonance in this poem. Not even memories alive Beat out of blood with words sad-sung

  6. Consonance • There are three examples of consonance in this poem. Save those that history books create Save those that songs In strange un-Negro tongue

  7. Alliteration • There is only a single example of alliteration in this poem. Beat back into the blood

  8. Personification • In this poem, we only find one example of personification. Is Africa’s Dark face • This is an example of personification because Africa does not have a face, while people do.

  9. Repetition • Throughout this poem there is a phrase that is repeated throughout the length of it. So long, So far away • We see this phrase three times, in the beginning, middle, and end.

  10. Conclusion • This poem should remain in the poetry section of the Glencoe literature book because it gives many great examples of literary devices, such as assonance, consonance, alliteration, repetition, and personification. Please keep this poem in your text book. It is truly a great poem.

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