Read the stanza from Langston Hughes's poem "I, Too, Sing America."

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

The subject of the extended metaphor in the stanza is

a
the speaker.
b
the speaker’s brother.
c
the kitchen.
d
visiting company.
Question 2 (1 point)
Which describes the extended metaphor in the poem "I, Too, Sing America"?

a
Eating in the kitchen is compared to racial segregation in America.
b
Being beautiful is compared to living in the United States.
c
Eating well is compared to laughing and growing stronger.
d
Slavery is compared to the restrictions of family rules.
Question 3 (1 point)
An allusion is a reference in a text to

a
a previously mentioned person, event, or thing.
b
another well-known text, person, event, or thing.
c
an encyclopedia, dictionary, or thesaurus.
d
the author’s personal experiences or thoughts.
Question 4 (1 point)
The title of "I, Too, Sing America" is an allusion to


a
Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “We Real Cool.”
b
Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing.”
c
Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death.”
d
Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.”
Question 5 (1 point)
An extended metaphor is developed

a
quickly and used only once in a text.
b
and used only in one paragraph or stanza.
c
at the beginning and end of a text.
d
over several sentences in a text.
Question 6 (1 point)
Read the first two lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.



How do readers know that Hughes is alluding to Walt Whitman’s poem, “I Hear America Singing”?




a
Hughes describes Whitman in his poem.
b
Whitman’s poem has a very similar title.
c
Both poems have the word “America.”
d
Both poems have the word “sing.”
Question 7 (1 point)
Read the lines from Langston Hughes’s poem "I, Too, Sing America."

Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.

The lines promoted social change in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century because they spoke about

a
parties hosted by European Americans.
b
European Americans’ views of African Americans.
c
African Americans working as servants.
d
equal rights for African Americans.
Question 8 (1 point)
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
showed that African Americans can have a sense of humor.
b
encouraged African Americans to feel powerful.
c
demonstrated that African Americans can enjoy life.
d
showed that African Americans were a growing population.
Question 9 (1 point)
Read the lines from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing."

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of
the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows,
robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

A similarity between Whitman's descriptions of people in the excerpt and the descriptions of the speaker in "I, Too, Sing America" is that both are

a
ashamed.
b
ordinary.
c
hardworking.
d
beautiful.
Question 10 (1 point)
Read Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing."

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand
singing on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,
The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or
at noon intermission or at sundown.
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of
the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows,
robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

Unlike Hughes in "I, Too, Sing America", Whitman avoids mentioning

a
professions.
b
skills.
c
race.
d
gender.