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In his novels and poetry, Bontemps portrayed the lives and struggles of African Americans, a theme that can be seen in his poem "A black man talks for reaping." In this poem he uses the metaphor of farming to express the bitterness felt by blacks in a <em>racist</em> <em>America</em><em>.</em><em> </em>
Citing passage from a text is one way to : B. Provide elaboration in an essay
By citing passage, we're able to add some details in the essay which provide elaboration int that essay
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I personally would say c) irony.
Why?
Alliteration is like the sally seashells kids song.
Metaphor is saying " he is a rock" when "he" is not actually a rock
Hyperbole is something exaggerated or a claim.
That makes me believe it is irony. Hope this helps.
It means they are physician fine but mentally they feel down or a feeling of low self esteem or simply being over worked.