Which statement best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line of this excerpt from Countee Cullen's “From
the Dark Tower”? We shall not always plant while others reap
The golden increment of bursting fruit,
Not always countenance, abject and mute
That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;
The speaker feels that he will someday trade places and reap while others plant.
The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor.
The speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leis
The correct answer is B. The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor.
Explanation:
I'm not gonna explain like I know what I'm talking about, it's just what I inferred and put on my test... It was right, so I won't complain XD ( Plato users, yeee~ )
The s<span>tatement that best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line of this excerpt from Countee Cullen's “From the Dark Tower” is that t</span><span>he speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure. The narrator talks about the inequality, with one group of people having to do all the work, while others get the products of their hard work. He hopes that one day that is going to change with all people being equal in the end.</span>
The words "Sick and death" are used to describe sireous, grievous tones. The wording would automatically give us a clue that somebody has suffured an injury or died.
