Langston Huges Quiz

When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?

• During WWII

• 1800's

• 1920's-1930's

• 1990's

What poem was Hughes inspired to write while on a train to Mexico? (This is his most famous poem).

• Dreams

• The Negro Speaks of Rivers

• Harlem

• Cross

In the poem, "Mother to Son", what does the speaker's mother mean when she says, "Life for me ain't been no/ crystal stair" (lines 2-3)?

• Life hasn't always been easy

• She wasn't rich until she was older

• She walked around easily

• She had to replace the stairs in her house

What advice does the speaker's mother give in "Mother to Son"?

• Don't turn back

• Don't sit down on the stairs

• Don't fall

• All of the above

What was the overall tone of the poem, "Mother to Son"?

• Gloomy

• Difficult

• Inspirational

• Tough love

In the poem, "Harlem Night Song", who is the speaker speaking to?

• His mom

• The readers

• The band playing down the street

• His lover

The lines, "Stars are great drops/ of golden dew" is an example of what figurative language term?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which of the following options shows an example of imagery that appeals to sight? (There may be more than one).

• The band is playing

• Come/ let us roam

• Moon is shining/ Night sky is blue

• Singing/ I love you

How does the tone of "Mother to Son" differ from "Harlem Night Song"?

• One is sad, one is happy

• One is encouraging, one is romantic

• One involves stairs, one involves rooftops

• One is about a mother, one is about a lover

In the poem, "Madam and the Rent Man", which figurative language term is being used in the lines: "Listen/ Before I'd pay/ I'd go to Hades/ And rot away!"

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Exaggeration

• Alliteration