What function does imagery perform in these lines from "africa" by maya angelou? thus she had lain sugarcane sweet deserts her hair golden her feet mountains her breasts two niles her tears. it highlights a continent's important rivers. it compares a continent to a woman. it describes the topography of a continent. it emphasizes the pain and loss borne by a continent.

The correct answer is B) It compares a continent to a woman.

Throughout the entire poem, Maya Angelou compares the continent of Africa to a healthy woman, to describe the actions made in African History, when the European had invaded the continent. In this particular extract she uses landmarks such as deserts, mountains, the Nile River, to describe the physical appearance of the woman.

according to the options stated, the one that is correct is the second option. the author most likely includes the panel to hint at the strong bonds among his family members. besides, the image from art spiegelman’s maus is common to show and portray the innocence and naivete of the children during the holocaust as well as the fact that millions of innocent jews were rounded up and taken by train to camps.