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Exploring Tone in Poetry

Question 2 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S2 [E4260OX]

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