Which of the following statements best characterizes Georgia Douglass Johnson's poem "Black Woman" ?
Correct answer: C. This poem is a conversation between a black woman and a child who is not yet born.
- A. This poem focuses primarily on the different experiences of black and white women.
- B. This poem describes the relationship between a black woman and her child.
- C. This poem is a conversation between a black woman and a child who is not yet born.
- D. The poem is a conversation between a black woman and her ancestors.
Explanation
Johnson presents the poem as an imagined exchange between a black mother and the child still in her womb. The unborn child allows the poem to connect motherhood with the racial future it anticipates.
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