Question

Hughes describes jazz as "the tom-tom of joy and

laughter, and pain swallowed in a smile." How is
this phrase a paradox?
It exaggerates for dramatic effect
It presents an opposite reality than expected.
It reveals a truth through contradictions​

Answer 1

It exaggerates for dramatic effect

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Answer 2

it reveals a truth through contradictions

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