Based on the titles of each poem, what statement is Hughes trying to make in response to Whitman’s poem?

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music and song have both played major roles in the lives of the authors

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the authors have shared many similar life experiences

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both authors have great love for their country and mankind

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the song America sings to Hughes is much different than the song it sings to Whitman because Hughes’ America did not readily accept him

1.	Based on the titles of each poem, what statement is Hughes trying to make in response to Whitman’s poem?
A.	the authors have shared many similar life experiences
B.	both authors have great love for their country and mankind
C.	music and song have both played major roles in the lives of the authors
D.	the song America sings to Hughes is much different than the song it sings to Whitman because Hughes’ America did not readily accept him
Answer» C. music and song have both played major roles in the lives of the authors

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