Langston Hughes' - I Dream a World

'I Dream a World', a poem by Langston Hughes is about his dream that someday people, whatever race, colour or culture, will be able to live together without discrimination and racism and be able to work together in harmony. He repeats his statement to establish himself and make his point clear. This repetition is actually very affective and creates the same feelings inside of the reader.

I dream a world...

The rhythm of the poem that Hughes uses is an ABCB rhyming scheme which creates a catchy and interesting pace which draw you in as a reader and makes it easier to read and to follow. Boundaries are straight forward in understanding in the text. Racial boundaries is the main boundary that is raised in the text, expressing the idea that someday the racial boundaries that we have created for ourselves, will be broken down and that we can live in perfect harmony as human beings.

A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free

It also show that we have created mental boundaries preventing us from living together as a society, a community of human beings. Instead we discriminate people based on their culture and the colour of their skin. It highlights the mental and social boundaries that we have created for ourselves.