2847English LiteratureMedium
Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
AIt is a meditation on the alienation of the modern person from nature.
BIt is a meditation on the poet’s personal experience of assimilation.
CIt is a meditation on the cultural isolation of African Americans in New England.
DIt is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity.
Correct answer
D. It is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity.
Explanation
The correct answer is It is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity..