Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Read the excerpt, and then complete the sentence that follows.

Answer 1

Answer: Langston Hughes uses

improvisation

and

call and response

jazz formats in this poem to emphasize how African American dreams remained unfulfilled.

Step-by-step explanation: I did the test

Answer 2

The answer is "Improvisation and Syncopation".

Explanation:

The poetry of Langston Hughes was impacted by jazz and blues that grew famous in the Harlem Renaissance. Two of its distinct elements were visible throughout this extract. That way Hughes employs dialogue is present in improve. The lines are just like a form of "call and answer" (several speakers respond to each other). He also uses syncopation, on the other, which refers to an unexpected break in the rhythm of the poetry.