Poem Analysis "Harlem Night Song" In the poem, "Harlem Night Song", by Langston Hughes, Hughes uses many poetic devices including repetition. He uses repetition when he says, " come let us roam the night..." in the beginning. Then he says the same thing at the end. The way he uses repetition lets us see the poem a lot clearer. Also the repetition of these words helps him get his point across, that the night is a …showed first 75 words of 372 total…

…showed last 75 words of 372 total…more than just a poem it's a life lesson. "Lyric 17" In the poem "Lyric 17" the author uses many poetic devices, including a simile. He uses a simile when he says, " Then musical as a sea-gull." In the poem Villa uses a simile every other line. So, there are many similes in the poem. The similes give the poem depth and the reader has a clearer perspective off what the author is trying to tell us.