Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?

A. It is a meditation on the alienation of the modern person from nature.

B. It is a meditation on the cultural isolation of African Americans in New England.

C. It is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity.Correct Answer

D. It is a meditation on the poet’s personal experience of assimilation.

Correct Option: C. It is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity.

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