Question

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

I believe the best answer is letter c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky.

Explanation:

Claude McKay was an important writer and poet of the Harlem Renaissance. In the excerpt we are analyzing here, McKay is expressing that both, black and white, are beautiful. He talks of the night being black and, for that reason, relieving the white stars. Stars are often used in literature as symbols for beauty and vivaciousness. Still, McKay says, "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark." The night itself is beautiful, lovely as the stars are lovely, even in its blackness. Black and white have the same power, the same potential for beauty. The night sky is beautiful not just because of the white of the stars, but also because of the black of the night itself.