Question

HELP PLEASE

Read the following excerpt from "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes before you choose your answer.

"Being me, it will not be white.
But it will be
a part of you, instructor.
You are white—
yet a part of me, as I am a part of you.
That's American.
Sometimes perhaps you don't want to be a part of me.
Nor do I often want to be a part of you.
But we are, that's true!
As I learn from you,
I guess you learn from me—
although you're older—and white—
and somewhat more free."

In the last line, the speaker employs which of these rhetorical strategies?

A. Argument by analogy
B. Appeal to logic
C. Understatement
D. Hyperbole

Answer 1

Option: C

Step-by-step explanation:

In the last line, the speaker employs the rhetorical strategy of understatement. By describing the instructor as "older—and white—and somewhat more free," the speaker downplays or minimizes the differences between themselves and the instructor. This understatement serves to highlight the underlying message of unity and shared experiences between the speaker (a young African American student) and the instructor (who is white). Therefore, option C, understatement, best describes the rhetorical strategy employed in the last line of the excerpt.

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