Is the poem "As I Grew Older" optimistic or pessimistic? How can you tell?
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Answer:
The poem "As I Grew Older" is optimistic.
Explanation:
The question is asked from the poem As I Grew Older which is written by the poet Langston Hughes. The theme of the poem is all about not giving up and needs to speak up and be heard in the world.
The poet was subjected under the racial discrimination and thus was unable to achieve his dreams.
Answer:
The initiation of the poem "As I grew older" is pessimistic.
Explanation:
The narrator describes that one of his dreams was differentiated from him by a wall, a wall of negativity and pessimism. In this dream he talks about the rights of Black Americans or Afro-Americans.
But then he transitioned towards the Optimism which can be demonstrated by “whirling dreams / Of sun!” in which he tries to convey that the wall or the shadow was smashed down.