A) The city has many other cities and towns under its sway. This is the only answer in which there is nothing to argue about, all other choices you could provide something to contrary of the statement.
Honestly, I would guess C. The author compares grief to a wet mop to show that when the time for grieving ends, each person must let go of it on his or her own.
D. Monetary concerns can sometimes outweigh personal desires.
D. His village offered him as a sacrifice to settle a dispute with Okonkwo's village. The elders on Ikemefuna's village decided to sacrifice him as peace offering to the Ibo. He came to live in Okonkwo's home with his family and even easily adapted to living with them through his hardships.
A reference to Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" => "I, Too". Langston Hughes' poem adds the African American identity to Whitman's list of ordinary people who constitute and contribute to American collective identity.
Paradox of social injustice => "I, Too". Hughes depicts the social inequality of black people, who are traditionally confined to servitude. He hopes, however, that this will change eventually.
Uses set meter and rhyme scheme => "From the Dark Tower". The poem's rhyme scheme is ABBA.
Symbol of wasted effort => "From the Dark Tower". Black people are the ones who plant, while white people reap.
Stone of anger and resentment => "From the Dark Tower". It depicts black people's anger at being constantly and systematically oppressed.
Uses free verse => "I, Too". Hughes' poem has a conversational tone. The free verse depicts the inner freedom that the speaker feels, and wants to transform into real freedom and equality.
