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Read the excerpt from "Harlem."Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues."Droning a drowsy syncopated tuneRocking back and forth to a mellow croonIn both poems, Hughes uses the imagery to

A
establish tone.
B
offer background information.
C
convey a criticism.
D
conjure pleasant memories.
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The speaker in "Harlem" contemplates

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the outcome of people’s hatred.
B
the fate of aspirations that are unrealized.
C
the result of heavy labor in extreme conditions.
D
the consequences of childhood neglect.
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What is one difference in the way sensory details are used in "Harlem" and "The Weary Blues"?

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“Harlem” uses all five senses, while “The Weary Blues” relies mainly on the sense of sound.
B
“Harlem” uses the sense of sound, while “The Weary Blues” relies on all five senses.
C
“Harlem” relies on the sense of touch, while “The Weary Blues” relies on the sense of sound.
D
“Harlem” relies on all of the senses, while “The Weary Blues” relies mainly on the sense of touch.

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