Which of these inferences is best supported by lines 2–3 of the poem?
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
The speaker is an old man.
The rivers mentioned were the sites of human bloodshed.
Rivers have been around since the beginning of time.
Rivers are like human veins, they both have a pulse and a flow.
Rivers have been around since the beginning of time
What is most closely a theme of “How It Feels to be Colored Me”?
Race may inform identity, but it does not solely define who you are.
The following passage mainly suggests that..
As the day of the ceremony drew near, Julio’s love making became more ardent and persistent. I promised to give him my answer after the Virgin’s coronation. That evening always will live in my mind. The Virgin herself must have blessed it. Balmy yet cool, sweet-scented with many flowers. The white-clad, white veiled girls, the singing of the Avé Maria, and the flickering of the candles in the dusk as we wended our way into the church, made me forget all but that I was a child of Mary. As I knelt at the Virgin’s feet to offer my flowers, I also left another offering, my love for Julio—I gave it up that Rosario might be happy.
the woman’s piety is what eventually convinces her that she must do what is right
The meaning of "when dawns were young."
a long time ago
Figurative language such as “I follow these heathen” and “I dance wildly within myself” suggest what about the author's reaction to the music?
The figurative language shows that the music brings out passion in the author.
Inference:
“When he came to see me I told him of my resolution. I let him see the enormity of our sin and our wickedness! I urged him not to see me again. How bitter our parting was! But in spite of the heartache, I felt free and light-hearted because of my sacrifice. As Julio kissed my hand for the last time, Rosario came into the room. She did not say anything. Neither did I. I had no explanation to offer. ‘She will know all from him when he sees her later this evening,’ I thought, for he had promised me to call on her that night.
The woman felt a sense of relief at having given up her love for the good of her friend.
The central idea of this passage: "You live in my house, sleep on my bedclothes, fill your belly up on my food... cause you my son. You my flesh and blood. Not cause I like you! Cause it’s my duty to take care of you."
For Troy, parenthood is not about love or affection but about providing daily necessities.
the intended effect of the author's hyperbolic descriptions of her actions while listening to the music
They intend to illustrate the stark contrast between her reaction to the music and that of her white companion.
“We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile.”
They cry out for guidance since they have to continue to live in an unjust world.
"I was not Zora of Orange County any more, I was now a little colored girl. I found it out in certain ways. In my heart as well as in the mirror, I became a fast brown"
In the state’s cities, people of color were treated in very specific ways.
Find the metaphor
“That is not a man. That is nothing but a toothless rat.”
How does Hurston’s description of dancing to jazz add to the development of the essay’s themes?
By showing how certain situations make Hurston feel more colored than others