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. 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? A) The speaker assesses a natural phenomenon, then questions the accuracy of her assessment. B) The speaker describes a distinctive sight in nature, then ponders what meaning to attribute to that sight. C) The speaker presents an outdoor scene, then considers a human behavior occurring within that scene. D) The speaker examines her surroundings, then

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the text. The poem "Black Finger" by Angelina Weld Grimké describes a beautiful sight of a cypress tree, which is a type of evergreen tree. The speaker finds the tree's black color and its upward pointing finger beautiful and unique.<br /><br />## Step 2<br /> step is to analyze the structure of the text. The speaker first describes the tree as "Sensitive, Exquisite, A black finger Pointing upwards." This is a description of a natural phenomenon.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The speaker then poses two questions: "Why, beautiful still finger, are you black? And why are you pointing upwards?" These questions are pondering the meaning of the sight.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Finally, we compare the structure of the text with the given options. The text starts with a description of a natural phenomenon (the tree) and then ponders the meaning of that sight. This matches option B.