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Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over-
like a syrupy sweet?

Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues."

Droning a drowsy syncopated tune
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon

In both poems, Hughes uses the imagery to
establish tone.
offer background information.
convey a criticism.
conjure pleasant memories.

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Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation:

establish tone

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Answer:

establish tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hughes uses imagery to establish tone.

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