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

Question 8 • CA-Expository Reading and Writing B

Which describes the extended metaphor in the poem "I, Too, Sing America"?

Answer
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.

Explanation

The speaker is sent to eat in the kitchen when company comes, a concrete image of being excluded from the table. This image stands for the larger racial segregation and discrimination faced by Black Americans. The extended metaphor is therefore eating in the kitchen as a comparison to racial segregation in America.

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