Question

Which statement best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line of this excerpt from Countee Cullen's “From the Dark Tower”?

We shall not always plant while others reap
The golden increment of bursting fruit,
Not always countenance, abject and mute
That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;



The speaker feels that he will someday trade places and reap while others plant.




The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor.



The speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure.



The speaker longs for a future without immense poverty and hardships.

Answer 1

Answer: B. The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure.

For the responder, Countee Cullen’s “From the Dark Tower” excerpted text describes the statement closely to “the speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure”. Since the author speaks figuratively of inequality between amount of workload and leisure, he sought for an upbringing, a revolutionary vision that everyone should receive an equal distribution concerning income and not all the work should be done by the less fortunate people but all should have their own fair share of undertakings to face.