Write a notebook entry in response to the following prompt.
Hughes seems to express a range of moods or tones in his poems: If he sounds angry in “Harlem” or defeated in “The Weary Blues,” his voice is more hopeful in “I, Too,” prouder in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers. How does he sound in “Theme for English B”? What different feelings does he express in the poem? What is his attitude toward the white instructor? How would you summarize his voice, his attitude, overall?
