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read the excerpt from "the weary blues."

he made that poor piano moan with melody.
o blues!
swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
he played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
sweet blues!
coming from a black man's soul.
o blues!
in a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
i heard that negro sing, that old piano moan—
"ain't got nobody in all this world,
ain't got nobody but ma self.
i’s gwine to quit ma frownin'
and put ma troubles on the shelf."

what is the effect of repeating the phrase “piano moan” in the poem?

a. it sets a sad, mournful tone.

b. it adds a cheerful, melodic chord.

c. it adds an open, musical sound.

d. it sets an angry, discordant tone.

 A. It sets a sad, mournful tone.

Explanation: The tone of a story, poem or text is the author's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. Repetition is a literary device that consists in repeating words or phrases in order to emphasize emotions or meanings. In the given excerpt from "The Weary Blues" we can see that the repetition of the phrase "piano moan" helps to set a sad and mournful tone.

is this multiple choice?

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.