No two things are exactly the same! This also applies to people, writing and poetry. The two poems “Incident” by Langston Hughes and “Theme for English B” by Countee Cullen; they are two different poems but at the same time very similar. This is because not only are the themes of the poems different, but the structure and point of view in which the poems are written also differ; overall they still contain very similar attributes! Between the two poems the themes are different but at the same time quite similar! “Incident” is about a young African-American child who experiences racism firsthand on the streets of Baltimore. He/she states: “Once while traveling in old Baltimore, with a full heart and a head full of joy, I saw a Baltimorean keep looking me straight in the eyes. (1-4) ''Now I was eight years old and very little, and he wasn't any older, and so I smiled, but he stuck out his tongue and called me a nigger'' (6-9) In very few lines Countee Cullen grasps the concept of how you didn't have to be an adult to be criticized for being African American. This reveals that everyone's education is not the same. Since the "Baltimoran" was just a child, someone had to teach him that it was not "ok" to be an African American and that they should be treated differently. Clearly, the white child's insult or comment causes the speaker to become aware of how great the differences between them really are. This then portrays that racial equality now seems impossible due to the disdain of the white child and the feeling of marginalization of the black child. The youth and kindness between the Baltimorean and the speaker, presented in "joy", have been taken away and destroyed by racism. Using this specific example, Cullen successfully exploited this euphemism…middle of the paper…statement that the speaker explains to the instructor “you are white, yet you are a part of me as am I” of you, that he is American'' (30-33). Both Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen convey a clear message: no matter what age or race, we are all the same, and although they were two different experiences, the core of both was racism. These themes show that they have a common topic. Cullen's poem contains a rhyme scheme of a, b, c, b; while Hughes chose to write in free verse. ''Incident'' and ''Theme for English B'' are both written in the first person, using pronouns such as "I". These poems have similar characteristics in their themes and structures, but still carry their own unique details. Whether it's more than a difference in a topic, or even just a change in the way the poem is set up; you can find differences in poems, no matter how similar they may seem.