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Examining The Use Of Literary Devices In Langston Hughes 'Poem'

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With reference to literary and cultural competences the literature texts provide stimuli for learners to use their imagination. To what extent this aptitude is activated depends on the reader and the text language used by the writer. For one thing the use of literary devices as metaphors and symbolism allow the author to represent a particular concept or idea, that is to say, the words do not have literal meaning. These figures of speech are cultural elements because demonstrating a point of view of the world and the society, in other words, they are a form of interpreting the reality. For instance, in the poem titled ´Harlem’ written by Langston Hughes, we have several examples of figurative comparisons, the author stands for the dream deferred
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