Taking the test right now and i am ! read the lines from langston hughes’s poem "i, too, sing america." i, too, sing america. i am the darker brother. how do these lines demonstrate the political activism of hughes in his poetry? a) they show that hughes liked patriotic songs about the united states. b) they explain why hughes and other african americans might dislike the united states. c) they show that hughes wanted african americans to be full members of the united states. d) they describe how hughes composed songs, as well as poems, to show his feelings about the united states.

the answer is irony!

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