Select the correct answer.Jasmine is writing a literary argument about James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Which sentence best expresses her claim in a formal style and objective tone? A. The poem expresses that you should share the joy of freedom but still know that you may have to overcome hardships. B. The poem does an excellent job of expressing the joys of freedom and democracy. C. The poem emphasizes the joy of freedom while acknowledging the hardships that people must overcome to achieve it. D. The poem emphasizes the joy of freedom but says you should know it may be a challenge.

What message or theme does this poem express about dealing with challenges?

How does the poet present the idea of power in this poem?

Choose the poem that uses alliteration.Then, suddenly, in a curve of the road,Red tulips!A bright battalion, swaying,They marched with fluttering flags.Though your beauty were a netOf unimagined power,It could not hold me tonight;For I am all spirit.

Choose the poem that uses alliteration.Though your beauty were a netOf unimagined power,It could not hold me tonight;For I am all spirit.Then, suddenly, in a curve of the road,Red tulips!A bright battalion, swaying,They marched with fluttering flags.

What do you learn about the speaker of the poem? How would you describe the speaker? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.