He knows he isn't accepted in the world, so even at a young age he defines that difference by taking him out of the world he knows in order to be in his own where he has self-acceptance.

The strength in people to keep going can never rest because there will always be a living obstacle in the way trying to defeat their wins.

The adjective "mournful," implies the severity of this cry. This cry was built up through pain and stories that are too harsh to tell, so rather it is let out in tears.

Though its the darkest evening of the year, it is stated that the narrator's strength will overcome any obstacle.

This imitates life, there are always two directions the humans can go in, so they choose one and it ends up being too late to go back to the other direction. This line paints that picture.

Accepting the fact of this contrasting love that is there will never be possible due to the differences that is rooted from nature.

This line seems like a question that Hughes has had on his mind for a while, and the only way to discovery the answer was through his own experiences until it was thorough enough to write about.

The river depicts the trauma and pain and similar to the soul, it doesn't matter how deep it gets because it still has to keep on going.

The acceptance in this line, that it doesn't matter who he is. He is America. He has built his own experiences on the same land as people who don't accept him, which they don't understand.

This could be seen as raw happiness, though he was laughed at he managed to pursue what he loves.

This shows the authenticity of the artist, to think that everyone in a room would find him coo-coo shows that what he does is one of a kind and his material is raw.

The imagery in this part is beautiful and all I can do is picture a fancy man with a lot of stories to tell. I think the author did a great job describing this character.

Sometimes people have to hide their pain and sufferings so they don't carry that identification with them.

This is saying that girls of color can't experience the darkness outside due to the dangers that they face just for being people of color.

This is a very powerful line, because this is saying that they are keeping their culture and they refuse to let any part of that go. Their culture is their identity, and without it then their legacies are erased.

Bennett is emphasizing humbleness to the audience, as if being humble is what makes you stronger.

There is so much evil in the world that a lot of people aren't aware of. There's evil that only some people experience, which is relatable to people of color who have always faced this discrimination.

This line is heartbreaking knowing this is coming from a black woman who is used to the pain of never feeling welcomed, and the explain that agony to a child must be difficult.

These lines depict forgiveness and to build a bridge, aka to get over something, is a phenomenal way to heal the inner soul.

The "again," tells the audience that they are used to loneliness, and that it it slowly eats him up.

The point of singing could be to express an inner conscious thought that has been stuck. Especially since the only ones to hear it are the two moons.

This idea of not having many more harvest moons expresses the act of appreciating life and the moment.

The world has so many dark secrets that most people don't know about. This line help aids the idea that its safer for people to obtain the information that will keep them safe from the truths of life.

This line validates the lives that people live regardless if its a good or bad one, they are still human.

The repetition of the ticks could be a foreshadow for how fast life and time goes, and that there will never be a waiting period for anyone.

This sentence is filled with acceptance of how life turned out. There is no adjective in front of the first "life," meaning that it doesn't matter if it was a good or bad life, it just takes the act of living to discover the love for it.

This line shapes the author's idea of everything being a concept, and how the root to all answers don't come from man, they don't come from anyone. That's why its such a struggle to find the source to everything, because how does one know they're right?

The capitalized "WHEN" indicates the acceptance of death, and it brings comfort to the audience to know that the author is okay with the fate that is to come.

John trying to mansplain her illness ignites the fire to invest in the wallpaper, to find a world where everyone can be deemed as insane.

As the days get closer to them moving, the more personal she gets will the woman in the wallpaper. It's almost as if she relates more to the people in the wallpaper rather her own husband.

She understands everyone else's perception of her; a manic lady who is on the brinks of insanity. She knows that she is alone in this fight.

Following with this line after declaring it a useless task makes it seem like she was taught to give up on her independence as a woman. To keep sewing makes her inferior to the woman she wants to be..

This line follows the build up of anger that she is experiencing since she has to give up her life and commit to a useless task such as sewing.

The author is using imagery to express the tone of the poem, and orange depicts anger and frustration which helps the readers understand the narrator's raw feeling towards their passion.

No one dreams of being in there working class so the fact that he is not only successful but continues to participate in the working class duties to enhance his work is extreme dedication.

Freddie is using the lingo that he learned from the working class to seem tougher. it's almost like the working class are the strongest because of their physical abilities.

this gives great imagery of the difference in class. Someone who gets access to a better life gets to reflect that success off of their appearance, such as soft skin. Since the working class are too busy making ends meet, they don't get the luxury of soft hands.

There is so much hidden in the world, to the point where humans most of the time, don't even know what they're talking about. There is so much we don't know, it's scary yet exciting.

Such an interesting line, it's almost as if we all have this desire to release anger... and therefore refer to weapons as a 'kink'.

It is a very saddening description of a hill. Something that is supposed to be very bright and joyous to life is instead a result of a mild and bland world. When I think of hills, I think of how happy id be playing on them as a kid, and would never would want them to be gray.