Langston Hughes's "Trumpet Player"

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05/30/2008

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Table of Contents Langston Hughes's "Trumpet Player" Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The words 'vibrant hair tamed down'
  3. The tone of the poem
  4. Stereo types and politicized racism
  5. Conclusion
  6. Bibliography

Abstract

langston hughes's poem, "trumpet player", is both a celebration of and reach for a Black identity. The poem's vivid imagery and careful metaphors connote to a theme consistent among hughes's work. The poem quietly speaks of oppression, of a violent past, of desperation and ongoing struggle, of a search for identity, but at the same time celebrates the grace and beauty of the "Negro." The poem's rhythmic structure and rhyming scheme give it a musical flow appropriate to the title and the subject matter. The poem is about Black man; a trumpet player playing at a club and the poem serves to speak how the music this man plays mellows the violent conflict within him.

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