USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN IN 1980

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In paragraph 9, who is the “she” the speaker is referring to?
A
His wife Nancy.
B
The Navy ship, the USS Midway.
C
The city:Washington D.C.
D
The United States of America.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poem’s speaker (who can be read as McKay himself) confesses his “love” for America despite the country’s oppressive “hate” towards people like him.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Let America Be America Again” is a poem written by Langston Hughes in 1935 and published the following year. Hughes wrote the poem while riding a train from New York City to Ohio and reflecting on his life as a struggling writer during the Great Depression.

Detailed explanation-3: -The speaker of a poem is the voice of the poem, similar to a narrator in fiction. The poet might not necessarily be the speaker of the poem. Sometimes the poet will write from a different perspective, or use the voice of a specific person, as in a persona poem.

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