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SAT English QUESTION #5397
Question 1
The following text is from the 1923 poem "Black Finger" by Angelina Weld Grimké, a Black American writer. A cypress is a type of evergreen tree. I have just seen a most beautiful thing, / Slim and still, / Against a gold, gold sky, / A straight black cypress, / Sensitive, / Exquisite, / A black finger / Pointing upwards. / Why, beautiful still finger, are you black? / And why are you pointing upwards? Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?
  • The speaker assesses a natural phenomenon then questions the accuracy of her assessment.
  • The speaker describes a distinctive sight in nature then ponders what meaning to attribute to that sight.✔️
  • The speaker presents an outdoor scene then considers a human behavior occurring within that scene.
  • The speaker examines her surroundings then speculates about their influence on her emotional state.
Correct Answer Explanation
The speaker first describes seeing a cypress tree that looks like a finger, then wonders about its meaning by asking why it's black and pointing upward.