The Language of Poetry - LanguageArts-NHS
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740 unit 7: the language <strong>of</strong> poetry<br />
Midwinter<br />
Midwinter<br />
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15<br />
20<br />
Langston Hughes<br />
Langston Hughes<br />
In the middle <strong>of</strong> the winter,<br />
Snow all over the ground.<br />
In the middle <strong>of</strong> the winter,<br />
Snow all over the ground—<br />
’Twas the night befo’ Christmas<br />
My good man turned me down. d<br />
Don’t know’s I’d mind his goin’<br />
But he left me when the coal was low.<br />
Don’t know’s I’d mind his goin’<br />
But he left when the coal was low.<br />
Now, if a man loves a woman<br />
That ain’t no time to go. e<br />
He told me that he loved me<br />
But he must a been tellin’ a lie.<br />
He told me that he loved me.<br />
He must a been tellin’ a lie.<br />
But he’s the only man I’ll<br />
Love till the day I die.<br />
I’m gonna buy me a rose bud<br />
An’ plant it at my back door,<br />
Buy me a rose bud,<br />
Plant it at my back door,<br />
So when I’m dead they won’t need<br />
No flowers from the store.<br />
Graffiti Divas (2003), Jen Thario. Spray paint on paper,<br />
22˝ × 22˝. © Jen Thario.<br />
d BALLAD<br />
Compare this opening<br />
stanza with that <strong>of</strong> “Lord<br />
Randall.” What qualities<br />
do the poems share?<br />
e DIALECT<br />
Based on the dialect used<br />
in this poem, what do you<br />
learn about the speaker’s<br />
identity?
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