Question

giving me strength to erect against her hate, her bigness sweeps my being like a flood. yet as a rebel fronts a king in state, i stand within her walls with not a shred of terror, malice, not a word of jeer. darkly i gaze into the days ahead, and see her might and granite wonders there, beneath the touch of time’s unerring hand, like priceless treasures sinking in the sand. mexico rub that smog off alaska rub-a-dub dub for r cesium out of love rinse down the acid r sludge out of the medin put some bluing back in clouds so snow return wh cleanse the hudson, than erie then i’d throw big asia in o agent orange, dump the whole mess of russi out the turtle tail gray of u.s & put the planet in the drier & it came out clean. 13. in the first four lines, mckay compares america to a (aks 4) a. tiger b. laundry c. nurse d. nightmare 14. consider mckay’s background and the time he wrote this poem. the phrase “her hate” in a. america’s size. b. prejudice against poets. c. racism. d. hatred of the poor. 15. in lines 8 - 10 of “america,” the speaker does not revolt against america because (aks 1) a. time will destroy america b. he loves his country c. he moves to europe d. he is too weak 16. in “america,” what does the speaker see as the future of the country? (aks 1) a. america will be overcome by violence. b. america will lead the world. c. america’s glory will not endure. d. america will sink into the ocean.

Explanation:

1. For question 13: The first four lines of McKay's America use the metaphor of a king (a powerful, dominating figure) which aligns with the ferocity and dominance of a tiger, a common symbol of overwhelming power in his work.
2. For question 14: Claude McKay was a Black Jamaican-American writer active during the Harlem Renaissance, a time of severe systemic racism in the U.S. The phrase "her hate" refers to this racial oppression.
3. For question 15: The speaker expresses a complicated love for America; he acknowledges its flaws but still holds affection for the country, which is why he does not revolt.
4. For question 16: Lines 8-10 reference "Time's unerring hand" and "priceless treasures sinking in the sand," which symbolize America's glory fading and not lasting forever.

Answer:

1. A. tiger
2. C. racism.
3. B. he loves his country
4. C. America’s glory will not endure.