How does the writer’s word choice affect this poem? Be sure to read all answers and find the BEST choice.
From “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the
flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
Question 3 options:
A.The use of words like ancient and deep and dawns give the poem a calm and soothing mood.
B.The poem has a lively mood thanks to words like deep and lulled.
C.The words like grown and bathed and built create a dark and gloomy mood,
D.The use of words like lulled, bathed, and sleep give the poem a calm mood.
