What sentence uses specific language?
the landlord says we must pay an extra deposit because we have all these pets.
a. mrs. ramirez requires a pass from the office if we are five or more minutes late
to class.
b. if we all pitch in and buy several items from the concession stand, we can share
everything.
c. sometime today i have chores to do, several quizzes to take, and other activities.

Which statement best explains douglass's purpose

Which of the following steps is not part of analyzing a poem? a. explore the poet's background. b. explore the theme. c. examine form and structure. d. examine language patterns.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.