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.
Answer:
He is trying to convey the idea that our journey is already prepared, waiting for us to teach us a life lesson.
Explanation:
To paraphrase Salak, we can say that we should not undergo an easy journey and that it will not add anything to our lives. This is because a journey must bring a teaching, an aggrandizement, allowing us to be shaped by it and that when we finish it, we will not be the same as when we started it. With that, he says that we should not choose the journey that we must follow, because we will always choose the most comfortable one, which may not provide us with any knowledge. However, we must be chosen by the journey, because in this way we will evolve.
Answer:
- to describe the difficulties that Enrique will encounter in Chiapas
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to explain how easy it will be for Enrique to reach his destination.
Explanation:
The setting is a literary element that determines the time and place in which a particular scene takes place. The settings help in creating the mood and build a reflection of the society and the behavior of the characters. In the given excerpt, the difficulties of the Journey that Enrique has to face have been described. The setting also focuses on the way Enrique would deal with these hardships. His determination and strong will help him to search for his mother. Also, he had already learned many things about "the beast" that will help him too.
