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STRANGE HURT [SHE KNOWS] by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES

Poet Analysis

First Line: IN TIMES OF STORMY WEATHER
Last Line: NAKED THROUGH THE COLD.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
In times of stormy weather
She felt queer pain
That said,
"You'll find rain better
Than shelter from the rain."

Days filled with fiery sunshine
Strange hurt she knew
That made
Her seek the burning sunlight
Rather than the shade.

In months of snowy winter
When cozy houses hold
She'd break
Down doors to wander
Naked through the cold.



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