com1102 : writing about literature

“please do not use ai” This essay will receive two scores. The score out of 10 is based on effort, answering each part of the prompt, and it will count towards your semester grade. Please ignore the grade out of 24; it is for university assessment use only. It will not impact your semester grade. Also, because of time constraints, comments will be limited.

Write an essay that briefly addresses these aspects of this poem: theme, literary devices, tone, and point of view. Some questions to consider: What is the theme of this poem? What imagery and symbols are used? What is the tone of the poem? Is there a shift in tone? What is the effect of using the first-person in the poem? Be as specific as you can and provide as many details from the course as possible in addressing this prompt. Make sure to have an introduction, thesis, and conclusion. Please review the rubric before you begin writing this assignment.

I, Too by Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.