Directions: Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options. My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child: But I am black as if bereav'd of light. My mother taught me underneath a tree And sitting down before the heat of day, She took me on her lap and kissed me, And pointing to the east began to say. Look on the rising sun: there God does live And gives his light, and gives his heat away. And flowers and trees and beasts and men receive Comfort in morning joy in the noonday. And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love, And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face Is but a cloud, and like a shady grove. The Little Black Boy' wished that he could be-
"The Little Black Boy" is a poem by William Blake, part of his collection "Songs of Innocence." In this poem, the little black boy expresses a desire to be white. This longing is rooted in the societal context of the time, where racial inequality was prevalent, and being white was often associated with privilege, acceptance, and superiority. 1. Explanation for Option 4 (white): - The poem explores themes of racial…Read More
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