1. In “Sympathy” by Dunbar, what technique is being used in these lines: I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs…

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1. In “Sympathy” by Dunbar, what technique is being used in these lines:

I know what the caged bird feels, alas!

When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;

When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,

And the river flows like a stream of glass;

Question 1 options:

a. hyperbole

b. imagery

c. meter

d. theme

2.In “Dream Variations” by Hughes, the speaker’s desire to dance and twirl in the sunlight is a metaphor for ______.

a. Slavery

b. His desire to dance to jazz music

c . Everyone’s desire to be free without boundaries imposed by society

d .His need to feel a connection with the natural world

3. Which historical event played a part in the development of the Harlem Renaissance movement?

a.The Great Migration

b.Jim Crow laws

c.World War 1

d.All of the above