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read the following lines from "song of becoming"
they're only boys
who used to frolic and play
launching rainbowed kites
on the western wind,
their blue-red-green kites
whistling, leaping,
trading easy laughter and jokes
dueling with branches, pretending to be
great heros in history.

which of these ideas is most closely related to a theme in these lines?
a. sharing dreams of a hopeful future
b. carefree days of a happy childhood
c. friendly competition between friends
d. relaxing in the company of a good friend

Read the sentences below. (1) wordsworth believed that poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways, and shelley's "ode to the west wind" does just that. (2) in the poem, the speaker calls the wind "thou breath of autumn's being." (3) later in the poem, the speaker refers to the wind as both "destroyer and preserver." which word or phrase would smooth the transition between sentence 1 and sentence 2? a "in addition" b "finally" c "for instance" d "moreover"

What is the best statement about carl sandburg poetry?

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.