Harlem

Harlem

In Langston Hughes’ poem, “Harlem” he uses many poetic devices to explain how everyone can achieve anything if they have a dream. The author uses poetic devices such as similes, rhymes, tone and diction to develop a theme in the story and describe what can happen to a dream.
The author uses imagery to describe “the festering of a sore.” If that person’s dream is not fulfilled it can feel like a sore. The author uses many similes throughout the poem; for ...