An African American, who sings and plays a blues number that is observed and described by the central narrative voice. Hughes uses similes in these two lines. Line 13 says “The musician can play the piano like a fool.” Hughes describes the musicians playing as fools. “Fool” is a good thing in this context. Line 35 says, “He slept like a rock or a dead man.” This comparison means that he was sleeping so deeply that he was not moving or was resting like a dead man. Another literary term Hughes uses in his poem is personification. He uses personification in lines 10 and 18. Line 10 says, “He made that poor piano moan with a melody.” The musician in the poem makes the piano moan, but pianos do not moan. However, the sound of the piano makes the speaker feel like the piano is moaning. Line 18 says, “I heard that nigger sing, that old piano moan…”. Once again, Hughes gives the speaker the impression that the piano is moaning, but he is only describing the piano melody and the musician's voice ("The Weary Blues