Where is the Jim Crow section
On this merry-go-round,
Mister, cause I want to ride?
Down South where I come from
White and colored
Can't sit side by side.
Down South on the train
There's a Jim Crow car.
On the bus we're put in the back—But there ain't no back
To a merry-go-round!
Where's the horse
For a kid that's black?
On this merry-go-round,
Mister, cause I want to ride?
Down South where I come from
White and colored
Can't sit side by side.
Down South on the train
There's a Jim Crow car.
On the bus we're put in the back—But there ain't no back
To a merry-go-round!
Where's the horse
For a kid that's black?
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In this Poem by Langston Hughes, merry-go-round, i think that Langston takes the voice of a black American that is being discriminated against in the American lifestyle. I believe he is talking about life, and how he wants to get a "ride" on it, but that the racism lifestyle doesn't let him do that. i feel that his feelings towards this subject is hatred and curiosity because he is mad about how America treats black Americans and questions them on their lifestyle. Langston uses two poetic devices in his poem here, the first one is rhyming, even though he only rhymes "Mister, cause I want to ride?" with "cant sit side by side". the second and more important poetic device that i think he uses is, symbols. I think that Langston is using the Merry-Go-Round as a symbol for life, I'm not really sure why i believe its a symbol for life, but when i read this poem the it was the first thing that came to mind. for example when he says
"Where is the Jim Crow section
On this merry-go-round, "
On this merry-go-round, "
the way interpreted it, or the first thing that came to my mind was him asking "where is there a place for blacks in this life".
i think that this poem has a HR theme of anger towards racism because he is mad that there has to be "Jim crow" sections of everywhere he goes, the bus, the train, and "the merry-go-round".
i like this poem because when i read it, it really got me think about it, and wondering what the deeper meaning was and what he meant when he used certain phrases. also its not a long poem, personally i think short poems are the best because they don't get long and boring like English class, they are short and keep you interested.
i like this poem because when i read it, it really got me think about it, and wondering what the deeper meaning was and what he meant when he used certain phrases. also its not a long poem, personally i think short poems are the best because they don't get long and boring like English class, they are short and keep you interested.
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