Read the excerpt below and answer the question. But this is the mountain standing in the way of any true Negro art in America—this urge within the race toward whiteness, the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of American standardization, and to be as little Negro and as much American as possible.

What was Hughes's intended meaning in the statement?

Negro artists will be recognized when their art conforms to society.
Negro artists must create art only about their culture and ignore criticism.
Negro artists must gain recognition in any art form society will accept.
Negro artists will be accepted when their style is considered American.

Negro artists will be recognized when their art conforms to society.

Explanation:

Langston Hughes's essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" talks of how black poets are unable to achieve the popularity and name they deserve because of their race. The essay deals with the themes of racism and how the desire to be white plays a huge part in the development and gaining status of promising poets and artists.

In the given lines from the first paragraph of the essay, Hughes reveals how "One of the most promising of the young Negro poets" expressed his desire to be a poet, but "not a Negro poet". This, according to Hughes, assumed the man indirectly wanted to be white. So, Hughes went on to state that this desire to be "white", this issue of racism, of being dark-skinned, is "a mountain standing in the way of any true Negro art in America", making it impossible for promising black artists to develop as an artist.

Through this passage, Hughes intended meaning is that "the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of American standardization, and to be as little Negro and as much American as possible" is the only way for such artists to grow. In short, he is implying that Negro artists will be recognized only when their art conforms to the society's view, indirectly meaning, they cater to the white man's wants and views.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.

"once there was no rain th end

explanation:

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

hope this !