Read the first two lines from langston hughes’s poem "i, too, sing america."

i, too, sing america.

i am the darker brother.

how do readers know that hughes is alluding to walt whitman’s poem, “i hear america singing”?

both poems have the word “sing.”
both poems have the word “america.”
hughes describes whitman in his poem.
whitman’s poem has a very similar title.

The right answer is the D) Whitman’s poem has a very similar title.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that in these two opening lines from his powerful poem, I, Too, Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is clearly referencing Walt Whitman's celebratory poem I Hear America Singing, in which he describes the various sounds he hears coming from American people performing their daily activities—that of the mechanic, the carpenter, the shoemaker, the mother, and so on. Instead of "hearing America singing," Langston is "singing America," in order to raise his voice against the discrimination that African Americans had to endure for centuries in their own country.    

a

explanation:

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the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.