Question

Match the lines from each poem to the mood or tone they convey. Tiles nostalgia Tomorrow/ I'll be at the table/ When company comes (from "I, Too" by Langston Hughes) resentment Often in thought go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear old town, And my youth comes back to me. (from "My Lost Youth" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) resilience Not everlastingly while others sleep Shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, Not always bend to some more subtle brute; We were not made eternally to weep. (from "From the Dark Tower" by Countee Cullen) hope They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong . . . (from "I, Too" by Langston Hughes)

Answer 1

Nostalgia: "Often in thought go up and down/ the pleasant streets of that dear old town..."

Hope: "Tomorrow I'll be at the table/ when company comes..."

Resilience: "Not everlastingly while others sleep/ shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute..."

Resentment: "They send me to eat in the kitchen/ when company comes..."

Answer 2

Answer:

Nostalgia: "Often in thought go up and down/ the pleasant streets of that dear old town..."

Hope: "Tomorrow I'll be at the table/ when company comes..."

Resilience: "Not everlastingly while others sleep/ shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute..."

Resentment: "They send me to eat in the kitchen/ when company comes..."

Explanation:

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