I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America

Read the poem above and discuss how the elements of this poem add to its emotional impact. What is the rhyme pattern? How does the punctuation affect your reading? Notice the word “then” in the second stanza, it seems to stand alone. How is that symbolic of the meaning of the poem?
there are many commas to slow down the reader- making it kind of choppy but effective. There is no rhyme pattern. The word then does stand alone just as the speaker feels he stands alone in America.

How does this excerpt develop the plot? read the excerpt from chapter 4 of the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. at this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked, clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lock-fast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned. from these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the door and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted. the condition of the room and its contents cause mr. utterson and inspector newcomen to plan a trip to the b ank in hopes of catching mr. hyde. the condition of the room and its contents cause mr. utterson and newcomen to start investigating someone other than mr. hyde. the condition of the room and its contents cause mr. utterson and inspector newcomen to consider mr. hyde as a murder suspect. o the condition of the room and its contents cause mr. utterson and inspector newcomen to contact dr. jekyll to see if he can provide any answers.