Select the correct answer.

This poem is an example from the Harlem Renaissance. How is it identifiable?

"My old man's a white old man

And my old mother's African American

So what? I love them, like the great God above

Loves equally the stork, the sparrow and the pelican

In deportment and in carriage

I, the poet, endorse inter racial marriage!

May the mixing of races be

Avilion for their destiny."

-Based on "Cross" by Langston Hughes

A.

Its theme concerns diverse races.

B.

It has a lyrical quality.

C.

It has a theme of poverty.

D.

It concerns identity.

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Mohamed Frank

22 June, 08:11

Select the correct answer.

This poem is an example from the Harlem Renaissance. How is it identifiable?

"My old man's a white old man

And my old mother's African American

So what? I love them, like the great God above

Loves equally the stork, the sparrow and the pelican

In deportment and in carriage

I, the poet, endorse inter racial marriage!

May the mixing of races be

Avilion for their destiny."

-Based on "Cross" by Langston Hughes

A.

Its theme concerns diverse races.

B.

It has a lyrical quality.

C.

It has a theme of poverty.

D.

It concerns identity.

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Lainey Briggs · Answer 1

The answer is A, since the first part of the poem specifically distinguishes the race of the person's parents. It also talks about marriage and destiny of the ones who love each other but are different races.