Harlem by Langston Hughes

Choose the answer that is an example of a simile from the poem.

• You are my dream come true.

• Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

• It is a sore on my arm.

• I like that it is a dry raisin.

What are the two things being compared in this simile from the poem?

• hopes and wishes to something heavy you have to carry

• a heavy box and your nightmares

Who wrote the poem "Harlem Nightsong"?

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

• Robert Frost

• Countee Cullen

Structure:

How many stanzas are in the poem?

stanza- a group of lines in a poem

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

I love you.

Across

The Harlem roof-tops

Moon is shining.

Night sky is blue.

Stars are great drops

Of golden dew.

Down the street

A band is playing.

I love you.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Language: There is imagery in the poem.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

I love you.

Across

The Harlem roof-tops

Moon is shining.

Night sky is blue.

Stars are great drops

Of golden dew.

Down the street

A band is playing.

I love you.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

• True: sight and sound

• True: sound and taste

• True: smell and see

• False

Meaning:

What is this poem about?

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

I love you.

Across

The Harlem roof-tops

Moon is shining.

Night sky is blue.

Stars are great drops

Of golden dew.

Down the street

A band is playing.

I love you.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

• The architecture in a city

• The feeling of the night life in Harlem

• The beauty of Nature

• Death

Structure:

What type of punctuation is in the poem?

• Question marks

• No punctuation

• Periods and commas

• Exclamation marks

Language:

There is no rhyme in the poem.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

I love you.

Across

The Harlem roof-tops

Moon is shining.

Night sky is blue.

Stars are great drops

Of golden dew.

Down the street

A band is playing.

I love you.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

• True

• False

Language:

There is repetition in the poem.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

I love you.

Across

The Harlem roof-tops

Moon is shining.

Night sky is blue.

Stars are great drops

Of golden dew.

Down the street

A band is playing.

I love you.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

• True

• False

Affect: The mood of this poem is...

(How does the poem make you feel? What emotions are evoked because of the setting and imagery?)

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

I love you.

Across

The Harlem roof-tops

Moon is shining.

Night sky is blue.

Stars are great drops

Of golden dew.

Down the street

A band is playing.

I love you.

Come,

Let us roam the night together

Singing.

• sad

• joyful

• dark

• suspenseful