Answer: The word 'masquerade' in the poem is referred to 'pretending.'
Explanation:
The given poem is the title "Jabari Unmasked" written by Nikki Grimes during the Harlem Renaissance. The poem speaks about the issues that African Americans faced because of their color. The speaker in the poem talks about hiding his identity from the world. The speaker brings to light how people of different color are prone to hide their true self, true identity with the fear of negative comments from the society.
The poet has used the word 'masquerade' in the poem which means 'to pretend to be someone else.' The speaker in the poem is trying to say that though they hide their true identity because of their color they don't like to pretend to be someone else. They hate to hide their true self and true identity.
Answer:
the window was broken by him
The correct answer is A. Exposition
Explanation:
In this section of the story, the narrator and main character David Copperfield focuses on providing information about himself including a description of the day he was born and his "gifts". This shows the purpose of this excerpt is to introduce the main character to the reader as well as the general context of the story. These features belong to the exposition of the story, which is the first section of the story that introduces basic elements such as context, main characters, background information, etc.
