Read the poem “if we must die” by claude mckay. if we must die—let it not be like hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, while round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, making their mock at our accursed lot. if we must die—oh, let us nobly die, so that our precious blood may not be shed in vain; then even the monsters we defy shall be constrained to honor us though dead! oh, kinsmen! we must meet the common foe; though far outnumbered, let us still be brave, and for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! what though before us lies the open grave? like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, pressed to the wall, dying, but—fighting back! which best describes the speaker in this poem? a manager who designs and carries out war plans an officer who teaches soldiers how to win wars an activist who persuades politicians to end a war a motivator who encourages readers to fight oppression

The correct answer is D.

Explanation:

The speaker in this excerpt is trying to motivate his readers to fight back. Even if the oppressors are larger in number, even if it seems impossible to win. The speaker calls out to die fighting, with dignity and honor.

The correct answer is D. A motivator who encourages readers to fight oppression

Explanation:

The poem "If We Must Die" focuses on the importance of resisting and keeping fighting despite the risk of dying. This can bee seen in "If we must die—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain" in which the author expresses people should not die in vain but have a noble death which is related to continue being brave "Though far outnumbered, let us still be brave". According to these ideas, the objective of the speaker is to convince readers to fight oppression and therefore, it is likely the speaker is "a motivator who encourages readers to fight oppression".

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