A semicolons NEVER should be used to try to create a "pause" longer than that achieved by a comma. If you can use a period correctly, then you can use a semicolon correctly. A semicolon is used just like a period, but it is used to separate two complete sentences when the sentences are closely related in meaning.
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An urban area of Uppermost Manhattan, NY that was popularly called, "The Mecca of the New Negro" during the Harlem Renaissance.
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Answer: I would contend that the right answer is actually the B) Imagery.
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that in this excerpt from Walt Whitman's poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!," the poet seems to be exhorting the drums and bugles to play as loudly and fiercely as they can, and one can almost visualize them and hear them. This use of vivid language is called imagery, and is meant to appeal to our senses and emotions. Whitman wrote this poem as a call to arms, hence the use of this figurative and expressive language.
The answer to this question is number 3, or C.Grave error best reveals the authors viewpoint.
