Question

Which explains why the SPEAKER in the poem "sympathy" and the author Paul Laurence Dunbar may have similar feelings
A) Dunbar is an animal activist who founded and organisation for animals rights.
B) Dunbar was an African American citizen in a society that limited his rights and freedom.
C) Dunbar was a man who kept many animals in captivity at his home.
D) Dunbar was on a accompliment African-American poet with many awards and honers

Answer 1

The correct answer is option B.

The author of the poem, Paul Laurence Dunbar, was an African American poet. In "Sympathy" Dunbar expresses that he knows "how caged birds feel", meaning that he understands how an animal feels in a cage because the society he lives in makes his life miserable and oppressive. The poem represents the lack of freedom in American society at that time.

Answer 2

the answer is B.   I TOOK THE TEST!!!!!  good luck!!!!!!!!