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The title of "I, Too, Sing America" is an allusion to

A
Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing.”
B
Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death.”
C
Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.”
D
Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “We Real Cool.”
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Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."Tomorrow,I’ll be at the tableWhen company comes.

A
African Americans working as servants.
B
parties hosted by European Americans.
C
European Americans’ views of African Americans.
D
equal rights for African Americans.
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Read the first two lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.

A
Both poems have the word “sing.”
B
Both poems have the word “America.”
C
Hughes describes Whitman in his poem.
D
Whitman’s poem has a very similar title.
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Which explains how Langston Hughes's "I, Too, Sing America" alludes to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing"?

A
Hughes's poem uses Whitman's idea that people of all races should be included in American society.
B
Hughes's poem uses Whitman's idea that people of all professions have the right to sing out loud.
C
Hughes's poem uses Whitman's idea that all Americans are important members of this country's society.
D
Hughes's poem uses Whitman's idea that the working class of America needs to be celebrated.
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By alluding to Whitman’s poem in "I, Too, Sing America" Hughes was able to

A
draw connections to US cultural heritage.
B
criticize other African American poets.
C
become the leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
D
write about the US in a totally new way.
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Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes.

A
criticizes European Americans for being too wealthy.
B
highlights the discrimination of African Americans.
C
calls for a more informal way of entertaining.
D
encourages African Americans to protest.
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Read Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing."I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown.The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

A
race.
B
gender.
C
professions.
D
skills.
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Which describes the extended metaphor in the poem "I, Too, Sing America"?

A
Eating in the kitchen is compared to racial segregation in America.
B
Slavery is compared to the restrictions of family rules.
C
Eating well is compared to laughing and growing stronger.
D
Being beautiful is compared to living in the United States.
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Read the stanza from Langston Hughes's poem "I, Too, Sing America."I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong.

A
the speaker’s brother.
B
the speaker.
C
visiting company.
D
the kitchen.
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Read the lines from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing."The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

A
ordinary.
B
hardworking.
C
ashamed.
D
beautiful.
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Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."Nobody’ll dareSay to me,“Eat in the kitchen,”Then.

A
They demanded that African Americans be treated fairly.
B
They demonstrated that African Americans had a history of slavery.
C
They invited European Americans to eat at the kitchen table.
D
They persuaded European Americans to separate African Americans.
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An extended metaphor is developed

A
over several sentences in a text.
B
quickly and used only once in a text.
C
at the beginning and end of a text.
D
and used only in one paragraph or stanza.
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Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong.

A
showed that African Americans were a growing population.
B
encouraged African Americans to feel powerful.
C
showed that African Americans can have a sense of humor.
D
demonstrated that African Americans can enjoy life.

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