For poems are like rainbows: they escape you quickly.

Langston Hughes

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Topic

Poetry Rainbows The ephemeral

Author

Langston Hughes

Source

The Big Sea

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Black poet Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Hughes, Langston. "I've Known Rivers." The Big Sea. Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.

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Time
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Joyce, James. “Araby.” Dubliners. Grant Richards Ltd., 1914.

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