Read the excerpt from "the weary blues."

he made that poor piano moan with melody. o blues! swaying to and fro on his rickety stool he played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. sweet blues! coming from a black man's soul. o blues! in a deep song voice with a melancholy tone i heard that negro sing, that old piano moan— "ain't got nobody in all this world, ain't got nobody but ma self. i’s gwine to quit ma frownin' and put ma troubles on the shelf."

what is the effect of repeating the phrase “piano moan” in the poem?

it sets a sad, mournful tone.
it adds a cheerful, melodic chord.
it adds an open, musical sound.
it sets an angry, discordant tone.

The answer is A “It sets a sad, mournful tone.”

It sets a sad, mournful tone.

Explanation:

This is the main effect that the author's language has on the reader. By repeating the phrase "piano moan," the author highlights the fact that the poem conveys a sad, mournful tone. Moreover, the author emphasizes this by telling us that the music comes from the man's soul, and that the voice that sang had a melancholy tone.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

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