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Based on the information in the poem Midsummer, what is the speaker’s perspective on England?

A
The speaker thinks that England has serious racial equality issues.
B
The speaker thinks that England is handling racial tensions well.
C
The speaker thinks that race relations are improving greatly in England.
D
The speaker thinks that people in England are too violent.
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What can allusions do? Check all that apply.reveal a person’s way of thinkingconvey a lot of information quicklyprovide a dictionary definitionadd layers of meaning to a textbring out specific feelings and emotions

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reveal a person’s way of thinking
B
convey a lot of information quickly
C
provide a dictionary definition
D
add layers of meaning to a text
E
bring out specific feelings and emotions
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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger,and snow had inducted me into white fellowships,

A
age
B
gender
C
race
D
location
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A person’s way of thinking about and seeing a situation is a(n)

A
allusion.
B
narration.
C
attitude.
D
perspective.
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Which quotation from Derek Walcott’s Midsummer contains an allusion?

A
With the stampeding hiss
B
race to extinction like the roar
C
the branches bending
D
in the alleys of Brixton

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