多选题
Jean Wagner's most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American
poetry is his insistence that it be analyzed in a religious, as well as secular,
frame of reference. The appropriateness of such an approach may seem
self-evident for a tradition commencing with spirituals and owing its early
{{U}}forms, rhythms, vocabulary, and evangelical fervor{{/U}} to Wesleyan hymnals.
But before Wagner a secular outlook that analyzed Black poetry solely within the
context of political and social protest was dominant in the field.
All of the following aspects of Afro-American poetry are referred to in
the passage as having been influenced by Wesleyan hymnals EXCEPT:
- A. subject matter.
- B. word choice.
- C. rhythm.
- D. structure.
- E. tone.