Let America Be America Again

What is the poem 'Let America Be America Again' mainly about?

• The American Dream and its empty promises

• The beauty of America

• A personal love story

• A historical event in America

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According to the poem, what has America never been to the speaker?

• A land without laws

• A country without history

• A place of natural beauty

• A land of freedom and equality

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How does the use of irony help establish to the poem's overall message?

• It highlights the mismatch between America's ideals and its realities.

• It adds a humorous tone to the poem.

• It makes the poem more difficult to understand.

• It shows the speaker's admiration for America.

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What effect does the repetition of 'Let America be America again' have on the reader?

• It creates a soothing rhythm in the poem.

• It emphasizes the speaker's disillusionment with America.

• It distracts from the poem's main themes.

• It suggests that America has never changed.

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From which point of view is 'Let America Be America Again' primarily written?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

• Fourth-person

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The poem uses the phrase "Let America be America again" several times. This is an example of:

• Irony

• Anaphora

• Rhyme scheme

• Point of view

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Let America be America again.

Let it be the dream it used to be.

Let it be the pioneer on the plain

Seeking a home where he himself is free.

What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?

• AABB

• ABCA

• BBAA

• ABAB

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'Let America Be America Again' was written in 1935 at the end of ___.

• World War I

• the Harlem Renaissance

• the Harlem Shuffle

• the Civil War

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What does the author dream for America?

• Economic prosperity

• To become a global superpower

• Equality and freedom for all

• Technological advancements

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What literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'Let America Be America Again' to emphasize the speaker's message?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

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