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Question #N83

The poet Langston Hughes, a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, was a prolific writer, and his poems often explored themes of race, identity, and the African American experience in the United States. Hughes’s poem "The Weary Blues" is a prime example of his work. "The Weary Blues" is a blues poem that uses a unique combination of traditional blues music and literary techniques to portray the weariness and resilience of African American life in the early 20th century. Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of the passage?

What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Langston Hughes was a prolific writer who often explored themes of race, identity, and the African American experience.

B. The poem "The Weary Blues" is a blues poem that uses a unique combination of traditional blues music and literary techniques.

C. The poem "The Weary Blues" is a blues poem that portrays the weariness and resilience of African American life in the early 20th century.

D. Langston Hughes’s poem "The Weary Blues" is a prime example of his work, which explores themes of race, identity, and the African American experience in the United States.

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Correct Answer is: D

The passage focuses on Langston Hughes’s poem “The Weary Blues” as an example of his work. It describes the poem’s themes of race, identity, and the African American experience in the United States, and it highlights the unique combination of traditional blues music and literary techniques that Hughes used to create the poem. The passage does not focus on Hughes as a writer in general, on the genre of blues poetry, or on the specific themes and techniques of the poem itself. Therefore, the best answer is D.