Read this excerpt from a poem by langston hughes. hughes suggests that the point of singing the blues is to make the singer feel better by expressing sorrow in music. to make the audience feel sad by expressing sorrow in music. to puzzle the listeners by singing about something they don’t care about.



Answer :

According to Hughes, the goal of singing the blues is "to improve the singer's feeling by musically expressing grief."

What's the significance of "The Weary Blues"?

The "Weary Blues" explores the anguish and influence of black art. A black blues singer who channels the sorrow of surviving in a racist environment is described in the poem as performing late into the night in a Harlem club. The poem has a depressing and mournful tone.

The poem speculates that the song uses the injustice and pain that black people in America have experienced to create something cathartic and beautiful. It considers the tremendous beauty of black art as well as the tremendous suffering that lies behind it.

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