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Allusion and Metaphor in "I, Too, Sing America"

Question 6 • CA-Expository Reading and Writing B

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.

Answer
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.

Explanation

The speaker says he is sent to eat in the kitchen when company visits, showing that he is excluded because he is Black. This highlights the discrimination African Americans faced. The lines do not focus on wealth, entertaining styles, or a call to protest.

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