Read the excerpt from "Harlem."
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-
like a syrupy sweet?
Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues."
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon
In both poems, Hughes uses the imagery to
establish tone.
offer background information.
convey a criticism.
conjure pleasant memories.