24 ! come get them while their ! btw the answer is not a or bwhich statement explains why the image of rivers in "the negro speaks of rivers" is effective? a. the rivers were dredged out by african americans. b. the rivers are associated with the individual's voice in the poem. c. the names of rivers show that the speaker is intelligent and educated. d. the enduring nature of the rivers is linked to the survival of the speaker's people.