The poems “i, too” by langston hughes and “from the dark tower” by countee cullen both use figurative language to express their opinions about racial segregation. read each poem, and then match each characteristic to the correct poem.

a reference to walt whitman's "i hear america singing" paradox of social injustice uses set meter and rhyme scheme symbol of wasted efforts tone of anger and resentment uses free verse

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york