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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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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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