Asked by jk

The speaker’s tone in "Harlem" is best described as
frustrated.
conflicted.
joyful.
accepting.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Frustrated.

Hughes uses sharp, angry rhetorical questions and harsh images (a festering sore, rotten meat, a heavy load, an explosion) that convey impatience, resentment, and mounting rage about dreams deferred.