Directions: We've learned about sentences, clauses, and phrases, and how combining sentences and using phrases can add detail, engagement, and sophistication to our writing. Revise the sample summary below by 1) combining two sentences and 2) adding in one descriptive phrase.

ORIGINAL SUMMARY:
Langston Hughes writes about freedom. In his poem, the speaker does not feel free. The speaker wants the same freedoms as other people. The poem talks about how freedom is useful in life but not in death. The speaker wants his freedom while he is alive.