By alluding to Whitman’s poem in I too sing America Hughes was able to draw connections to US cultural heritage.
Why did Langston Hughes most likely allude to Walt Whitman's poem?
Whitman's poem has a very similar title. Which explains how Langston Hughes's "I, Too, Sing America" alludes to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing"? Hughes's poem uses Whitman's idea that all Americans are important members of this country's society.
What does Hughes mean by the line I too am America?
The poem expresses how he felt like an unforgotten American citizen because of his skin color. In the short poem, Hughes proclaims that he, too, is an American, even though the dominant members of society are constantly pushing him aside and hiding him away because he is an African American.
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