Read this excerpt from "homework."

[i’d] rinse down the acid rain over the parthenon & sphinx, drain the sludge

out of the mediterranean basin & make it azure again,

put some blueing back into the sky over the rhine. .

what is the author’s connection to the social and political issues of his day?
a.)he hopes to restore fading monuments.
b.)he longs to clean-up the world’s pollution.
c.)he wants to paint pictures of natural wonders.
d.)he aspires to travel to foreign landmarks.

Match the author with the description a. ernest hemingway b. john steinbeck c. robert frost d. langston hughes (1) summers spent in pacific grove, california influenced the symbolism in his literature (2) his poetry includes simple, direct language. many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on new england farms (3) the mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in world war 1 (4) his poetry and short stories include dialect and colloquialisms which gives his primarily african american characters distinctive voices