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

judy jones is an attractive woman who receives attention from many men throughout the story.   despite her beautiful appearance, she is superficial and callous.   she is an aggressive woman who goes after any man she desires but she is not happy.   she is fickle and is never satisfied.   her beauty is only skin deep.   dexter breaks down because he knows his dreams are unattainable.   he believes that wealth and physical beauty are what will make him happy.   he soon realizes that she has lost her attractive looks.   it is not all what he had planned.

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.