URGENT Read the following phrases from the poem. Oh, before America began to sing, I sung her to sleep. nourished her very being, fed her, placed her three sisters strong. My blood veined rivers, painted pipestone quarries How do these phrases develop the tone of the poem? A They develop a nostalgic tone by describing the artwork the author's people made throughout their history in America. B They develop a reverent tone by explaining how the author's people flourished throughout the history of America. C They develop a cynical tone by stressing that the author's people were forced to leave their homeland numerica, They develop a reflective tone by emphasizing the sacrifice the author's people made in the D

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile