The 'Tude That Creates Verisimilitude

Langston Hughes author of "I, Too, Sing America" expresses the jazz centered themes of the time. Highest promotes the idea that marginalized minorities can find relief through jazz. The first person narraration proves the speaker proudly associates himself with all those marginalized. Through struggles, the narraration sings with the rhythm of the poem. The author creates a believable tone of versimilitude. He uses everyday, concrete items to create the symbol of a "table" of America representative of everyone gathering together to commune as one people. The use of imperative commands such as "eat in the kitchen" adds to the verisimilitude because of the natural and expected nature of the imperative demand. These blues prove to be outlets for African Americans to share their pain and sorrows of the broken American Dream. These peoples use of jazz as a relief or saving grace is exhibited in the melodic rhythm of the poem. The well known African American hope through tribulation is seen in the use of future tense verbs, creating the image of possibility.The attitude of peaceful determination to overcome prejudice distinctly identifies with the role of African Americans of the time.