Chicago Poet

What is inscribed at the spot where Langston Hughes's ashes were interred?

• A line from Carl Sandburg's poem

• A line from Walt Whitman's poem

• A line from Hughes's own poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"

• A famous quote from Vachel Lindsay

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I saluted a nobody.

I saw him in a looking glass.

He smiled - so did I.

He crumpled the skin on his forehead,

Frowning - so did I.

Everything I did he did.

I said "Hello, I know you."

And I was a liar to say so.

Ah, this looking glass man!

Liar, fool, dreamer, play actor,

Soldier, dusty drinker of dust -

Ah! he will go with me

Down the dark stairway

When nobody else is looking

When everybody else is gone.

He locks his elbow in mine,

I lose all - but not him.

In Chicago Poet what is the central image?

• skin

• dust

• a reflection in a mirror

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I saluted a nobody.

I saw him in a looking glass.

He smiled - so did I.

He crumpled the skin on his forehead,

Frowning - so did I.

Everything I did he did.

I said "Hello, I know you."

And I was a liar to say so.

Ah, this looking glass man!

Liar, fool, dreamer, play actor,

Soldier, dusty drinker of dust -

Ah! he will go with me

Down the dark stairway

When nobody else is looking

When everybody else is gone.

He locks his elbow in mine,

I lose all - but not him.

In the last line of Chicago Poet what does the speaker mean?

• People need friends.

• Cling to your real self.

• Debt swallows people.

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I saluted a nobody.

I saw him in a looking glass.

He smiled - so did I.

He crumpled the skin on his forehead,

Frowning - so did I.

Everything I did he did.

I said "Hello, I know you."

And I was a liar to say so.

Ah, this looking glass man!

Liar, fool, dreamer, play actor,

Soldier, dusty drinker of dust -

Ah! he will go with me

Down the dark stairway

When nobody else is looking

When everybody else is gone.

He locks his elbow in mine,

I lose all - but not him.

The subject of Chicago Poet is...

• rejection

• identity

• aging

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I'm Nobody! Who are You?

I'm Nobody! Who are you?

Are you - Nobody - Too?

Then there's a pair of us!

Don't tell! they'd advertise - you know!

How dreary - to be - Somebody!

How public - like a Frog -

To tell one's name - the livelong June -

To an admiring Bog!

The subject of I'm Nobody! Who are You? is...

• being anonymous vs. famous

• frogs

• seasons

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What is the main theme of the poem 'Chicago Poet'?

• Identity and self-reflection

• Urban life and its challenges

• Nature and its beauty

• Love and relationships

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In 'Chicago Poet', what literary device is primarily used to convey the theme?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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Which of the following best describes the tone of 'Chicago Poet'?

• Optimistic

• Melancholic

• Joyful

• Indifferent

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What is the significance of the 'looking glass' in 'Chicago Poet'?

• It represents the future

• It symbolizes self-examination

• It is a metaphor for society

• It signifies a dream

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In 'Chicago Poet', how does the speaker view their reflection?

• As a friend

• As an enemy

• As a stranger

• As a mentor

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