Select the correct answer. Why are different rivers listed in this stanza from Langston Hughes's "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?

I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln
went down to New Orleans...

A.
Listing different rivers from Biblical times, Lincoln's time, and current times helps establish that people are differentiated by race, religion, and region.

B.
Listing different rivers in America and Africa, and mentioning Abraham Lincoln helps establish the African American identity.

C.
Listing different rivers throughout the world and across time helps to establish the connection between Africans and African–Americans.

The pattern formed by the rhyme at the end of each line is called repetition allusion meter rhyme scheme

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked