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Throughout the poem there are several literary devices that aid in underlining the theme and tone of the poem. One of the themes of the poem is the importance of music in everyday life. Music can be used to guide mixed emotions, express joy and happiness, describe personal issues or as a means to release anger and frustration. Hughes' "The Weary Blues" has been credited as one of the first poems to combine music and poetry.

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Throughout the poem, The Weary Blues there are several literary devices that aid the reader in underlining the theme and tone of the poem. One of the themes is the importance of music in everyday life. Music can be used to guide mixed emotions, express joy and happiness, describe personal issues or as a means to release anger and frustration. Hughes' "The Weary Blues" has been credited as one of the first poems to combine music with poetry together.

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Reception: Although all people distinctive of what race they are have experienced the blues, jazz and blues music is considered original to the African American community borne out of “the irresistible impulse of blacks to create boldly expressive art of a high quality as a primary response to the social conditions in their community, as an affirmation of their dignity and humanity in the face of poverty and racism” (McKay, 1996, p.929).

According to Steven C. Tracy’s poem analysis on Modern American Poetry, when the musician is pounding the white ivory key, he states the piano is a representation of the accepted Western sound; however when the keys are being pushed the jazz music being played and the blues being heard, the sound in the traditional piano are being transformed. The western music is being changed to the soulful blues to speak in melody of the oppression the African community is facing in those times.

Notes

Knapp, James F. "Langston Hughes." The Norton Anthology of Poetry. www.wwnorton.com, n.d. Web. November 15, 2010.

http://genius.com/Langston-hughes-the-weary-blues-annotated http://cai.ucdavis.edu/uccp/workingweary.html Article on Poem

"The Weary Blues" takes place at an old Harlem bar on Lenox Avenue. There is a piano player playing the blues. As he plays, the speaker observes his body movement and the tone of his voice. Throughout the poem, several literary devices are used to guide the reader through the mixture of emotions the blues player is feeling. The vivid imagery and use of language gives the reader a more personal glimpse into the life of the man playing the blues.[citation needed]

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