Question

Which two characteristics of this excerpt from James Weldon Johnson's poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" help to classify it as a lyric poem?

Answer 1

Answer:

• The poem contains imagery that communicates the speakers' emotions.  
• The poem has simple rhyme and doesn't narrate a sequence of events

At the point when a lyric contains symbolism that imparts the speaker's' feelings, it tends to be delegated a verse lyric, since verse ballads are constantly composed from a first-individual viewpoint and express their own emotions and musings.  

The lyric is written in straightforward rhymes, with a basic rhyme conspire, which is a verse lyric's trademark, since the greater part of them are short and melodic and could be even joined by music before.

Answer 2

It seems that you have missed the necessary options for us to answer this question so I had to look for it. Anyway, here is the answer. The  two characteristics of this excerpt from James Weldon Johnson's poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" that help to classify it as a lyric poem is this: The poem contains imagery that communicates the speakers' emotions; and The poem captures the mood of a specific historical event. Hope this helps.