LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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angry
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humorous
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Optimistic-looks forward to the future
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The tone of “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes is full of pride. The speaker is discussing the racial divide in America, and he is saying that although he is darker, he still represents America.
Detailed explanation-2: -“I, Too” is a cry of protest against American racism. Its speaker, a black man, laments the way that he is excluded from American society-even though he is a key part of it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poem expresses how he felt like an unforgotten American citizen because of his skin color. In the short poem, Hughes proclaims that he, too, is an American, even though the dominant members of society are constantly pushing him aside and hiding him away because he is an African American.