Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott. With the stampeding hiss and scurry of green lemmings, midsummer’s leaves race to extinction like the roar of a Brixton riot tunneled by water hoses; The poem’s allusion to the 1981 Brixton riot
Answer
A
makes the reader feel confused about the historical reference.
B
suggests that many different historical riots will be mentioned.
C
illustrates the strong feelings associated with the poem’s subject matter.
D
illustrates what the streets and buildings of Brixton looked like.