white man rules, but the absence of structure did nothing to dim the light of Hughes' poetry. Knowing about the structure used by these two poets, the idea of difference between being a black poet and poet who is black is evident. Cullen was a poet first, following the guidelines of poetry structure, and also telling the story of struggle. Hughes was more fixated on the story that needed to be told, and used the form he saw best fit to carry the message to his…
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