Figurative language - i too, sing america
are
now sam
your turn
as you reread lines 8-17 from "too sing america, consider the
metaphor that hughes is using in the text. then answer the follow-up
questions
part a
which of the lines from this section of the poem contains a metaphor for
fully participating in american society?
d a "tomorrow be at the table
tomorrow
be at the table
when company comes
nobodyt dare
say to me
eat in the kitchen
then
"nobody care say to me
"eat in the kitchen then
de sthey see how beautiful
part b
which of the following best explains the meaning of the metaphor you
identified in part a?
a the speaker compares the table to waiting for company to arrive
ca-cos causa
the speaker compares tomorrow to a time that may never come
the speaker compares being at the table to being included in american
society
d. the speaker compares tingin the kitchen to serving american