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andrezito [222]
3 years ago
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What is one refrain in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”? a. “ancient as the world and older than the flow” b. “I built my hut near t

he Congo and it lulled me to sleep.” c. “I’ve known rivers.” d. “Ancient, dusky rivers.”
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2 answers:
Citrus2011 [14]3 years ago
6 0

The answer is C. “I’ve known rivers.”

eimsori [14]3 years ago
3 0

The correct answer is:

C. I've known rivers.

Explanation:

Refrain in literature, is a technique where words, phrases or lines are repeated throughout a poem; they are often repeated at the end of each stanza, or at regular intervals. Refrain is also a common technique used in songs.

In the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" written by Langston Hughes,<em> the phrase I've known rivers appears at the beginning of the first two lines in the first stanza and almost at the end of the poem: </em>

<em />

I’ve known rivers:

I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the

flow of human blood in human veins.

....

I’ve known rivers:

Ancient, dusky rivers.

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