Langston Hughes Let America Be America Again

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By doing so, he draws attention to important or especially strong phrases. Also used to highlight certain phrases is assonance. In line six Hughes writes, "Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed". With the repetition of the long "e" sound, it is hard to overlook this line...
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With the repetition of the long "e" sound, it is hard to overlook this line. By including caesuras, or pauses within a line, he adds a hurried and dramatic tone to the poem, which further pushes the importance of his message. Perhaps the most effective method Hughes uses in Let America Be America Again is his spin on classic phrases of American culture...
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