Question

Read the poem.

A Black Talks of Reaping
by Arna Bontemps

I have sown beside all waters in my day.
I planted deep, within my heart the fear
that wind or fowl would take the grain away.
I planted safe against this stark, lean year.

I scattered seed enough to plant the land
in rows from Canada to Mexico
but for my reaping only what the hand
can hold at once is all that I can show.

Yet what I sowed and what the orchard yields
my brother’s sons are gathering stalk and root;
small wonder then my children glean in fields
they have not sown, and feed on bitter fruit.

Read these lines from “A Black Man Talks of Reaping.”

I scattered seed enough to plant the land
in rows from Canada to Mexico

How do these lines affect the poem?

They highlight the pride Black farmers feel about their work.
They create a tone of hopelessness.
They create an unexpected image for the reader.
They use hyperbole to explain how hard Black farmers worked.

Answer 1

These lines affect the poem in that: They use hyperbole to explain how hard Black farmers worked.

What is Hyperbole?

Hyperbole simply refers to the exaggeration of words and meanings. It is not possible for anyone to plant literal rows from Canada to Mexico.

The author's use of the words in these lines was an exaggeration that shows how hard the Black farmers had worked.

Learn more about hyperbole here:

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Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is D

Explanation:

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