Select the correct answer. Why are different rivers listed in this stanza from Langston Hughes's "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?

I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln
went down to New Orleans...

A.
Listing different rivers from Biblical times, Lincoln's time, and current times helps establish that people are differentiated by race, religion, and region.

B.
Listing different rivers in America and Africa, and mentioning Abraham Lincoln helps establish the African American identity.

C.
Listing different rivers throughout the world and across time helps to establish the connection between Africans and African–Americans.

i think its a bad thing why? one word flood

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.