Read the excerpt below and answer the question. most of my own poems are racial in theme and treatment, derived from the life i know. in many of them i try to grasp and hold some of the meanings and rhythms of jazz. i am as sincere as i know how to be in these poems and yet after every reading i answer questions like these from my own people: do you think negroes should always write about negroes? i wish you wouldn't read some of your poems to white folks. how do you find anything interesting in a place like a cabaret? why do you write about black people? you aren't black. what makes you do so many jazz poems? based on this excerpt from "the negro artist and the racial mountain," readers can infer that langston hughes select all that apply.

writes mostly about the black american experience

receives significant criticism from the black community

feels ashamed of the black community's internalized racism

writes texts that appeal to all members of the black community

What central idea does this passage develop? the impact of fate the integrity of leaders the ruthlessness of power the importance of friendship

With this 3 questions ! really need them right! 1. the first continental congress met in philadelphia on september 5, 1774. all of the colonies sent representatives except georgia. this congress continued in session until october 26, 1774. by then it had passed resolutions calling for a boycott against british trade. the author's main purpose was a. to inform b. to persuade c. to instruct d. to give an opinion 2. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "my second mate was a round-cheeked, silent young man, grave beyond his years, i thought; but as our eyes happened to meet i detected a slight quiver on his lips. i looked down at once. it was not my part to encourage sneering on board my ship. it must be said, too, that i knew very little of my officers." (joseph conrad, "the secret sharer") a. first person b. third person limited c. third person omniscient d. none of the above 3. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "he had only himself to in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of churchill on coming of age. it was most unlikely, therefore, that he should ever want his father's assistance. his father had no apprehension of it." (jane austen, emma) a. third person omniscient b. third person limited c. first person d. none of the above

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply