Read these lines from “Dream Variations” by Langston Hughes. Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me—

What do these lines suggest?

Hughes compares himself to the night—dark, cool, and gentle.

Hughes sees the night as a time when he can let his guard down and relax hidden from white prejudice.

After working all day, Hughes sees the night as a quiet respite from the exhaustion of the day.

Hughes’s description of night coming on gently is a celebration of African Americans’ blackness.