Read the excerpt from "Harlem."Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues."Droning a drowsy syncopated tuneRocking back and forth to a mellow croonIn both poems, Hughes uses the imagery to

In “Harlem,” the images of rotten meat and overly sweet syrup create an uneasy, unpleasant tone. In “The Weary Blues,” the drowsy tune and mellow croon create a slow, subdued tone. In both poems, imagery helps establish the tone rather than simply offering background information or conjuring pleasant memories.

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