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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREFERENCE, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I likes a woman six or eight and ten years older'n myself Last Line: When she conversations with you %it ain't forever, gimme! Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Subject(s): African Americans; Love - Age Differences | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GHOST IN THE MARTINI by ANTHONY HECHT THE NIGHT BEFORE FATHER'S DAY by DENISE DUHAMEL PREFERENCE by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES I REMEMBER by FLORENCE MARGARET SMITH A SONG OF A YOUNG LADY TO HER ANCIENT LOVER by JOHN WILMOT FROM A YOUNG WOMAN TO AN OLD OFFICER WHO COURTED HER by ELIZABETH FRANCES AMHERST ON THE MARRIAGE OF A BEAUTEOUS YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN WITH AN ANCIENT MAN by FRANCIS BEAUMONT WHAT CAN A YOUNG LASSIE DO by ROBERT BURNS LINES ON MY NEW CHILD SWEETHEART by THOMAS CAMPBELL 50-50 by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES |
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