With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano moan with melody. O Blues! Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. Sweet Blues! Coming from a black man’s soul. O Blues! —“The Weary Blues,” Langston Hughes By Permission of Harold Ober Associates Incorporated. Copyright ©1994 by the Estate of Langston Hughes Which topic is revealed through the imagery created in the bolded words? ✔ self-expression How does the imagery support the message of the poem? answer B It shows that not all piano players are equally skilled in their craft. It shows that some African Americans expressed themselves through personal art.