Harlem Renaissance Songs and Poems

Langston Hughes wanted to tell the stories of...

• African Americans

• Farmers

• Poets

• Writers

When Langston Hughes writes poetry, his speaker is usually

• Himself

• His family members

• The African American community

• America as a whole

One of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry, poetry that "demonstrates jazz-like rhythm." Significant works include "I, Too," "Let America be America Again."

• Langston Hughes

• Duke Ellington

• Aaron Douglas

• W. E. B. Du Bois

Lanston Hughes's "Mother to Son" was one of his many brilliant ...

• calls to action

• novels

• poems

• enslavement & escape narratives

Which of the following poets was a prominent figure during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Langston Hughes

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• Walt Whitman

What is a common theme found in Harlem Renaissance poetry?

• Nature

• Industrialization

• Racial identity

• Romantic love

Which musical genre is closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

• Jazz

• Classical

• Rock

• Country

In the poem 'The Weary Blues' by Langston Hughes, what instrument is prominently featured?

• Piano

• Guitar

• Saxophone

• Drums

What literary device is frequently used in Harlem Renaissance poetry to convey cultural pride?

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Which of the following is a famous poem by Claude McKay?

• If We Must Die

• The Road Not Taken

• The Raven

• Ode to a Nightingale