To what does the poet compare farming in “a black man talks of reaping”?
a. making clothing and household goods
b. the work of african americans
c. selling fruit at a farm stand
d. catching and cooking fish

The correct answer is B.

In this poem, the author compares farming with the work African Americans were forced to do as slaves.

The speaker of the poem explains that, even though he had plants so many seeds it could cover all the land from Mexico to Canada, the reaping he obtains in minimal.

This is a metaphor for the long hours of hard work that African Americans were forced to do for the minimal amount of profit.

the correct answer is the first option "the bolkshevik revolution". the passage makes reference to many of important events that occured in the revolution, such as the assemblies, in this case the animals are gathered in an assembly after a protest, the murder of fellow partners, the speeches given by the leader of the revolution, among other aspects. the last choice is possible, but in this passage in particular it is not emphasized the fight between the characters, that is the two pigs, that represent lenin and stallin.

answer: the prince warns the 2 families that if they get into another fight they will be put to death