The speaker’s tone in "harlem" is best described as

a. frustrated.

b. conflicted.

c. joyful.

d. accepting.

i already know the answer and it's a. this is just for all you online schoolers

In her "Harlem", Langston Hughes, poet and also fiction and plays writer, the speaker's tone is best described as "frustrated", therefore, the correct answer is A.

The poets utilizes negative words such as "fester" and "run", and phrases like ""stink like rotten meat", to transmit the frustration of his tone.

We might also add that, at the root of all the questions in the poem, is the fact that most African-Americans were living in absolute poverty, persecution and oppression, both on a social and institutional level.

As a result of what mentioned in the previous paragraph, no matter how talented, skilled, intelligent the citizens of Harlem were in the 1920s, it was quite likely that all these talents would become utter disappointment due to the lack of opportunities

i have a basic answer but if you want a more in depth