DH Lawrence Versus Langston HughesLawrence and Langston have both been compared to many important poets. In the poems “Piano” by D.H. Lawrence and “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes both poets use speaker, tone and form as part of their strategy in composing their poems, although they have similarities they also have major differences. They share similarities in their poetry, however, regarding the form of these two poems and the way they use words; the importance of the use of words is different. These poets are innovative and celebrated, seeking to unlock sound, song, rhythm and emotion through their poems. The poet's poems "Piano" and "The Weary Blues" both use music as a theme, the use of speaker, tone and form are used to portray two different tales. Both Lawrence and Hughes drew inspiration from their travels. This is evident from their mental conflict within these poems and the way they passionately express themselves through language. Both poems use tone effectively to set the mood for the reader. In the poems "Piano" and "The Weary Blues" the poets use themselves as speakers. Lawrence and Hughes are both obvious in letting the reader know who is telling the poem. For example, in "The Piano" its first line is "Softly, in the twilight, a woman sings to me";(1). The use of the pronoun “me” concerns Lawrence, showing that he is the speaker of the poem. Similarly, in “The Weary Blues” Hughes uses a personal pronoun to indicate his personal representation. “I heard a nigger comedy.” (3) In each poem, poets use the personal speaker method to invoke their emotions and experiences on the reader. However, as stated in an article in Poetry for Students by Dean Rader, Hughes may use the personal pronoun but in many cases he may not have specifically witnessed all the events he wrote about in his poems. (Rader 1) Although Lawrence and Hughes use speaker as a similar method to write their poems, their perspectives in which they use personal pronouns are different. Lawrence has more of a flashback feel, like he's going back in time. His image of his mother singing to him when he was a child is a perfect example of how Lawrence makes the reader understand where the poem takes place..