# Hey! Hey! explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Langston Hughes.

## What happens

The speaker greets the rising sun with a declaration of a new song, choosing resilience over lingering sadness from the night.

## Themes in this chapter

### Resilience and Joy

The speaker turns from a night of sadness to embrace the morning with a song, embodying resilience.

### Nature and the Elements

The rising sun is a central image, marking a transition from night to day.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown

The speaker who has been blue all night but now greets the dawn with a song.

### Sun

The rising sun addressed by the speaker as a symbol of a new beginning.

## Key lines

> Hey! Hey! Sun’s a risin’, This is gonna be ma song.

I greet the rising sun and declare that this moment will inspire my song.

_The speaker claims the dawn as a creative and emotional turning point._

> I could be blue but I been blue all night long.

I could continue feeling sad, but I have already been sad throughout the entire night.

_The speaker acknowledges past sorrow but chooses to move forward._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/hey-hey
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