ut how he views himself and is seen by others. Hughes employs end rhymes and a snappy sense of consonance in the lines "To probe in the polite way/The why and wherewithal/Of darkness USA." The song-like feel to the end of the poem is just as lyrical.
It seems the more lyrical Hughes gets in his poetry, the more sympathy he evokes for the plight of what it means to be pigeonholed into an identity. His lyricism is distinctive, as well. Michael Borshuk notes the depth of bebop rhythm in Hughes' lyric as well as his "ability to articulate solemn themes through upbeat sound" (Borshuk, 74). Both prongs of his poetic style are at work in 'Un-American Investigators.' His rhyth
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