1. in “sympathy” by dunbar, what technique is being used in these lines:

i know what the caged bird feels, alas!

when the sun is bright on the upland slopes;

when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,

and the river flows like a stream of glass;

question 1 options:

a. hyperbole

b. imagery

c. meter

d. theme

2.in “dream variations” by hughes, the speaker’s desire to dance and twirl in the sunlight is a metaphor for

a. slavery

b. his desire to dance to jazz music

c . everyone’s desire to be free without boundaries imposed by society

d .his need to feel a connection with the natural world

3. which historical event played a part in the development of the harlem renaissance movement?

a. the great migration

b. jim crow laws

c. world war 1

d. all of the above