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Exploring Tone in Poetry

Question 8 • English 4 Sem-2-HONORS-FL-1001410 (2024-2025)

Read the following excerpt from "Madam and the Rent Man" by Langston Hughes.He said, Madam, I ain't pleased! I said, Neither am I. So we agrees!

Answer
A
reflects the way people really spoke, which makes the poem more realistic.
B
avoids using informal language, which is not appropriate for poems.
C
provides a standard rhyme within the stanza, which makes the poem easier to understand.
D
shows a bond between Madam and the rent man that suggests they will resolve their differences.
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