In "To His Excellency George Washington," which inference about the speaker is most strongly supported by the poem?
A. Wheatley hopes America will be victorious against Britain.
B. Wheatley thinks Washington will be defeated as a general.
C. Wheatley wishes that the war would begin soon.
D. Wheatley predicts America will be powerful in the next century.

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that

Select the quote that best shows character. “why should he disturb my peace? ” “excuse me, sir, i am not accustomed to listen to such expressions or to such a tone of voice. i want to hear no more.” “the dear lady may well have taken me for a brigand.” “then you won’t pay me now? eh? ”

What is your interpretation of “the story of my experiments with turth”?