Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?
A.The Emancipation Proclamation.
B. By 1930, the population of African Americans in Harlem grew to over 200,000. <--
C.F. Scott Fitzgerald
All Harlem Renaissance writers wrote literature about suffering, frustration and hopelessness.
True
False <--
What the does the mask in Paul Dunbar's poem "We Wear the Mask" represent?
-religious faith
-how whites treat African Americans
-how African American's pretend to be happy <--
Who is the speaker in "We Wear the Mask"?
A.Paul Dunbar <--?
B.The African American Community
C.Harlem Renaissance writers
In the poem "Sympathy", the caged bird's song is a song of joy.
True
False <--
The title of Paul Dunbar's poem "Sympathy" relates to what theme?
A.The speaker feels bad the bird lives in a cage
B.The speaker understands how trapped bird feels because he feels the same way <--
C.The speaker has sympathy for animals in captivity
Which of the following lines from Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s “Sympathy” is an example of imagery using a simile?
A.“And the river flows like a stream of glass” <-- or B.
B.“And the faint perfume from its chalice steals”
C.“When the sun is bright on the upland slopes”
2 answers
A.The Emancipation Proclamation.
B. By 1930, the population of African Americans in Harlem grew to over 200,000.
C .F. Scott Fitzgerald
I meant A. sorry..