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What is the tone of the poem "Aboriginal Australia"?

AJubilant tone

BDepressed tone

CRomantic tone

DOptimistic tone

Answer:

B. Depressed tone

Read Explanation:

  • This poem is about the atrocities of European colonizers on the Aboriginal Australians.

  • In this poem, Davis details a number of brutish events occurring in Australia, starting from the settlement of colonizers till the day of writing this poem in the 20th century.

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