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In the line "boogie-woogie rumble / Of a dream deferred" from Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Boogie," what does the term boogie-woogie refer to

A. a style of jazz developed in Harlem
B. a Harlem dance craze
C. an unidentified fear, or "boogie man"
D. the bamboula

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The line "boogie-woogie rumble / Of a dream deferred" from Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Boogie," the term boogie-woogie refer to a style of jazz developed in Harlem
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A. a style of jazz developed in Harlem.


One of the things that helps in determining that “boogie-woogie” refers to a style of jazz developed in Harlem is the third word of the first line—“daddy.” What daddy is referring to is the term “daddy-o,” which was a term for a male commonly used in the jazz era in the Harlem area among others, but its origin is certainly attributed to the jazz culture.

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