English, 08.03.2020 23:34, croxy0514

Read the following excerpt from "Madam and the Rent Man" by Langston Hughes.

The sink is broke,
The water don't run,
And you ain't done a thing
You promised to've done.

The slang used in this stanza is most likely intended to be a reflection of the

struggle between Madam and the rent man.
frustration Madam feels about her situation.
language of the times it was written in.
way the poet spoke in real life.

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Read the following excerpt from "Madam and the Rent Man" by Langston Hughes.

The sink is...