Read the poem “if we must die” by claude mckay.

if we must die—let it not be like hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, while round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, making their mock at our accursed lot. if we must die—oh, let us nobly die, so that our precious blood may not be shed in vain; then even the monsters we defy shall be constrained to honor us though dead! oh, kinsmen! we must meet the common foe; though far outnumbered, let us still be brave, and for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! what though before us lies the open grave? like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, pressed to the wall, dying, but—fighting back!

which best describes the speaker in this poem?

a manager who designs and carries out war plans

an officer who teaches soldiers how to win wars

an activist who persuades politicians to end a war

a motivator who encourages readers to fight oppression

B

Explanation:

Unfortunately this is not a positive position, nor a noble one. The poem does not really speak about fighting something worth fighting like oppression. So D is out.

C has much the same motive. And what is sought is not noble.

A I don't think is true either. What kind of manager carries out war plans?

I think the answer is B. The whole poem part feels like it is quite military: that the speaker is trying to motivate his recruits and telling them (realistically) that if we must die then let it be for while we were fighting back.

It is not B

Explanation:

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jeez la wheeze! i just checked other people who had the same question as you and both had terrible answers.

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hmm, lets see here. okay! so, i don't know the passages exactly since i haven't taken that quiz before, but! i will try to the best i can.

if you need on what igbo means, ill give you a hand.

igbo means a member of a people of southeastern nigeria.

so, they're asking you, "what passage uses igbo words or phrases and in at least 100 words, identify the kinds of context clues the author uses to hint at the words' meaning."

so basically, don't stress or over look this.

look closely at the passages and see if you can spot any of those hints! it doesn't have to be all, remember, its a quiz! no right or wrong answers.

the teachers are always there to and if you are struggling on this topic they will notice it in your score on the quiz and you.

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