subject
English, 06.12.2019 08:31 helpmegraduate40

One hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.

what is the literal meaning of this figurative sentence from the passage?

a)
african americans are waiting for someone to rescue them.

b)
the ocean of prosperity contains an island for african americans.

c)
some african americans live on an island in the middle of the ocean.

d)
poverty isolates african americans from the mainstream of american society.

ansver
Answers: 3

Another question on English

question
English, 21.06.2019 15:00
What does the word precocious mean in this sentence
Answers: 2
question
English, 22.06.2019 02:30
Match each type of troublesome language with its correct description
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 03:00
In poem daffodils-how do we know that the yellow daffodils has a long lasting effect on the speaker.
Answers: 2
question
English, 22.06.2019 03:00
Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
One hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean...
Questions
question
Mathematics, 10.07.2019 05:40
Questions on the website: 13722363