Read the paragraph about Langston Hughes and the paragraph’s central idea. Langston Hughes was born in 1902 in Missouri. After high school, Hughes traveled and held jobs as a cook, launderer, and bus boy. He wrote lyrical poetry that offers glimpses of real life and language. His first book of poems, The Weary Blues, was published in 1926. This book became part of an artistic movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. Poets such as Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks were influenced by Hughes’s style.

Central Idea: Langston Hughes’s poetry led other poets to express their voices.

What detail is most important to include in a summary of this paragraph?

The Harlem Renaissance was a period of artistic expression.
Hughes held a variety of odd jobs that inspired his poetry.
Hughes’s first published book was called The Weary Blues.
Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks credit Hughes as an inspiration.