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QuizMultiple Choice

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

Question 4 • CA-Expository Reading and Writing B

Which explains how Langston Hughes's "I, Too, Sing America" alludes to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing"?

Answer
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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