# Crap Game explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Langston Hughes.

## What happens

A high-stakes dice game unfolds as a player confidently rolls, hoping for a seven or eleven, while acknowledging that even a loss (crapping out) is only temporary trouble.

## Themes in this chapter

### Resilience and Joy

The line 'Trouble don't last all de time' reflects a resilient optimism amid the uncertainty of the game.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The speaker in the poem, a confident dice player.

## Key lines

> Lemme roll ’em, boy. I got ma tail curled!

Let me roll the dice, man. I'm feeling lucky and ready.

_The speaker expresses eagerness and confidence before the roll._

> If a seven don’t come ’Leven ain’t far away.

If I don't roll a seven, an eleven is still possible.

_The player hopes for a winning combination in the dice game._

> An’ if I craps, Dark baby, Trouble Don’t last all de time.

And if I lose, my dear, hard times won't last forever.

_Acknowledges potential loss but maintains a hopeful perspective._

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