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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Poetry of Langston Hughes

Question 5 • DBN LA 6-CR

Which summary best captures the central idea of "Sonnet 100”?

Answer
A
The speaker wants to spend more time with his beloved.
B
The speaker is mostly angry at his muse for disappearing.
C
The speaker hopes that his muse will help him write a new poem.
D
The speaker says that his only care in the world is youthful beauty.

Explanation

The speaker calls on his Muse to return and write about his beloved: he asks the Muse to “sing” and to help give his poem “skill and argument.” He also urges the Muse to praise the beloved’s beauty and preserve his fame against the passage of time. So the best summary is that the speaker hopes his Muse will help him write a new poem.

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