1.What are the specific analogies Hughes makes?
2. Hughes is using the analogies to advance an argument. What argument is Hughes making?
3. What recurring simile does Hughes use? How would you compare this simile to his earlier analogy?
4. What are some other analogies that Hughes could have used to describe the ongoing depth and richness of the African American experience? Write three examples of your own in the space provided

Question

1.What are the specific analogies Hughes makes?
2. Hughes is using the analogies to advance an argument. What argument is Hughes making?
3. What recurring simile does Hughes use? How would you compare this simile to his earlier analogy?
4. What are some other analogies that Hughes could have used to describe the ongoing depth and richness of the African American experience? Write three examples of your own in the space provided

anonymous · Answer

help please? @wwhitlock

wwhitlock · Answer

I'm not sure what this about. I'm guessing Langston Hughes.

anonymous · Answer

you're correct, @wwhitlock. The Negros Speaks of Rivers.

wwhitlock · Answer

I'm not to familiar with the poem and don't have a copy at hand.

But the Mississippi River is compared to African American culture I believe. His point is that black culture is deep like the river. 
Not much help on this one. Sorry.