How Does Langston Hughes Use Metaphors

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Through the use of metaphors, Langston Hughes conveys that learning and accepting the truth about everyone's differences can result in stronger equality because in the end, people are not that different from one another. Equality, even today, is a very important factor in everyone’s lives because if no one accepts one another for who they are then societies will gradually fall apart. Hughes utilizes simple yet meaningful word diction in order to describe how he feels about being equal to his professor. For example, Hughes states, “...yet a party of me, as I am a part of you.” This describes acceptance because Hughes and his professor are a part of one another's lives whether they want to be or not. Another example of a metaphor is when Hughes

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