Poem analysis

Countee Collen, Langston Hughes. Zora Neale Hurston&Nella
Larsen

1. What is the incident that Countee Cullen relate in his poem? Describe the tone in which he relates that
   moment. What insight into memory and pain is Cullen offering?
2. Describe the tone of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." Describe the tone of "Dream Deferred (Harlem)."

How does the tone in the two poems change? What do imagine could have happened between 1926 to

1951 that would force Hughes to take on a different perspective in his poetry?

1. Describe what happens in "Sweat." What do you think Hurston is trying to teach with her story?
2. Describe what happens in "Sanctuary." What do you think Larsen is trying to teach with her story?
3. All of these writers are writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Do you see any theme or style or purpose

that connects all four?