Explain the irony of the gift the cyclops says he will give to odysseus?

i think that will have something to do with the mississippi river but google will know the full answer for sure

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."