Read the excerpt from "My City” by James Weldon Johnson.Will it be that no more I shall see the trees Or smell the flowers or hear the singing birds Or watch the flashing streams or patient herds? No, I am sure it will be none of these.

The speaker asks whether losing the sights and sounds of nature is what troubles him, then answers, “No, I am sure it will be none of these.” This question-and-answer pattern shows him thinking through a particular concern, so C is correct. The speaker answers the question himself rather than mainly asking readers to solve it.

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