It appears that the answer would be #4 (listen with compassion), because the author states that he wants the white people to 'understand' - and likely show compassion towards his people.
Answer: "Inflict"
To inflict means to cause or to impose.
Hello. You forgot to mention that this question is about the poem "I Hear America Singing". In addition, you forgot to enter the answer options.
The options are:
A. that they are diverse, open-minded, tolerant people. B. that they want to be heard. C. that they are generous and benevolent people. D. that they are bold and proud people.
Answer:
D. that they are bold and proud people.
Explanation:
The phrase "singing with open mouths" shows that people are so happy with a situation that they want to celebrate singing and want everyone to hear their singing, because they are part of a wonderful situation that everyone should hear about.
In the poem this situation is related to the meaning of being American and the phrase refers that people are so happy to be Americans that they are bold and proud.
Answer:
The first pair were Enlightenment authors with romantic characteristics. The second pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics.
Explanation: