Question

Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."

But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

The lines promoted cultural change in the United States in the mid-1900s because they




a
encouraged African Americans to feel powerful.
b
demonstrated that African Americans can enjoy life.
c
showed that African Americans can have a sense of humor.
d
showed that African Americans were a growing population.

Answer 1

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d) showed that African Americans were a growing population

Because , they are eating well ., they can laugh ., and they are can grow soon !

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is Option A i.e. encouraged African Americans to feel powerful.

Explanation:

i) The lines have been taken from poet Langston Hughes' poem 'I, Too'.

ii) The poem has been written from the narrative point of view of an oppressed dark member of the house who is shooed away whenever outsiders come.

iii) The first stanza described that even though the black community were oppressed at that point in time, they were slowly getting empowered.

iv) Hence, option A is correct that the poem encouraged African Americans to feel powerful.

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