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    The poem "I Look at the World" by Langston Hughes expresses the conflict with the mental confinement of segregation and the desire to escape it. The poem uses personification to represent segregation as "silly walls" and encourages readers to gain a new perspective in order to overcome segregation. Hughes ends the poem by welcoming "comrades" to join in the journey to find "the road" to conquering segregation on an individual level and as a group. The analysis provides evidence from the text to support the theme of gaining empowerment through recognizing the self-imposed nature of segregation and committing to overcome it.

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    The poem "I Look at the World" by Langston Hughes expresses the conflict with the mental confinement of segregation and the desire to escape it. The poem uses personification to represent segregation as "silly walls" and encourages readers to gain a new perspective in order to overcome segregation. Hughes ends the poem by welcoming "comrades" to join in the journey to find "the road" to conquering segregation on an individual level and as a group. The analysis provides evidence from the text to support the theme of gaining empowerment through recognizing the self-imposed nature of segregation and committing to overcome it.

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    Janosky 1

    Moses Janosky

    Junior ELA

    Mr.Smith

    9 June, 2023

    Eyes, Eventually will See Truth

    “I Look at the World '' by Langston Hughes expresses conflicts with the mental

    confinements of segregation and escaping them, the poem also encourages people to follow

    along with taking a stance against oppression., as well as escaping these confinements. The poem

    also encourages people to join in and take a stand against the current oppression. The author

    personifies segregation with the phrase “I look then at the silly walls”(Hughes 6). The use of the

    word “silly” emphasizes the pointless demeanor of the “walls” which is alluding to segregation.

    Furthermore Hughes is telling the reader for change to occur its up to the individual's ability to

    separate nonsense in the form of discrimination from society. and connecting to the theme of the

    poem. The speaker then switches to a symbolic approach when writing in (line 12) “With eyes

    no longer blind”(line 12) gaining a new perspective like the common phrase “The light at the end

    of the tunnel”. The new perspective is the realization that the power to escape segregation

    belongs to the individual. Hughes ends the poem by reinforcing the theme by welcoming people

    to join the cause. “Then let us hurry, comrades, The road to find (lines 15-16)” the word

    “comrades'' alludes to everyone that feels the same way and the phrase “The road to find” sugar

    coding the difficult journey that lies ahead in hopes to inspire and commit as many people to the

    dream. Leaving the reader with the feeling that the power of segregation comes from self

    enforcement that is creating the hopeless feeling in African Americans during the Harlem

    Renaissance, as well as the self empowerment of knowing where the first step of “the road to
    Janosky 2

    find” starts with the conquering of segregation at the individual level then as a group.

    Citations

    Hughes, Langston. “I Look at the World by Langston Hughes.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry

    Foundation, Jan. 2009, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/52005/i-

    look-at-the-world.
    Janosky 3

    Poem Explication Rubric


    Skill Not Foundational Proficient Advanced
    Yet
    Identifies the topic Identifies the topic Identifies a specific
    of the poem of the poem and a theme/perspective
    basic theme of the poem

    Comments:

    Thesis/
    Theme

    Includes some Includes at least 3 Includes 3 or more


    specific lines from specific references specific, meaningful,
    the poem, but may to lines of the poem and well-chosen
    not have much that have some lines from the poem
    connection to the connection to the that relate to the
    theme/may be theme theme
    surface-level
    Evidence
    May have 2 or fewer
    lines from the poem

    Comments:
    Janosky 4

    Explains how the Explains how the Explains the effect


    facts or basic details figurative language, and impact of
    of the poem connect imagery, or tone of specific figurative
    to its main ideas the poem contribute language, imagery,
    to its or tone of the poem
    Connects to basic theme/meaning and how this
    Analysis context of the supports the
    Harlem Renaissance Connects the theme theme/author’s
    of the poem to the purpose in writing
    context of the the poem
    Harlem Renaissance
    Makes nuanced and
    specific connections
    to the context of the
    Harlem Renaissance
    and/or the poet’s
    biography

    Comments:

    Some elements Heading is correctly No errors in MLA


    missing or some formatted format
    errors in MLA format
    Pages are numbered

    In-text citations are


    correctly formatted

    Works Cited format:


    hanging indent,
    MLA Format double-spaced,
    alphabetized, starts
    on a new page

    Lines of poetry are


    correctly
    cited/formatted

    Comments:
    Janosky 5

    Shows evidence of Most quotes are All quotes are


    basic proofreading correctly integrated correctly integrated

    Follows organization: Fluid organization,


    Conventions/ topic/thesis sentence, including smooth
    Expectations integration of transitions between
    evidence, analysis, evidence
    and concluding
    sentence Shows evidence of
    careful proofreading
    Shows evidence of
    proofreading

    Comments:

    Strengths: The analysis of ‘silly walls’ was pretty on point, and the first sentence of what could
    have been great analysis!

    Improvements: Try to fully delve into the thoughts. Each analysis was the start of a really
    awesome idea, and I want to see you fully bring those ideas out!

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