'Life Is Fine' by Langston Hughes

I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.

But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.

But it was High up there! It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born

Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.

Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine

1)I think that this poem used hyperbole as the poem said that "I came up once and hollered!I came up twice and cried!" and "I stood there and I hollered!I stood there and I cried". The author wants to tell us the his life was not good.

2)I like this poem because iwe t is easy to understand and the language use is not to profound. The author express his life emotionally. The author also appreciate his life a lot as he decided not to kill himself. The author also 'send' a message that tell us to appreciate our own life because for livin' we was born. The author that wrote poem is also very touching.I hope to read more poems written by this poet, Langston Hughes.