1956English LiteratureMedium
Which of the following statements best characterizes the formal qualities of Langston Hughes’s poem “Life is Fine”?
AIt is written in Standard American English for middle-class readers.
BThe use of alternating end rhymes and word repetitions enhance the music of the poem and along with its occasional dissonance give it an improvisational jazz-like quality.
CThis poem is structured like a villanelle.
DThe diction is much more polysyllabic than monosyllabic.
Correct answer
B. The use of alternating end rhymes and word repetitions enhance the music of the poem and along with its occasional dissonance give it an improvisational jazz-like quality.
Explanation
The correct answer is The use of alternating end rhymes and word repetitions enhance the music of the poem and along with its occasional dissonance give it an improvisational jazz-like quality..