Question

of corn, every head of wheat sown by sweat and hands, hands gleaning coal or planting windmills in deserts and hilltops that keep us warm, hands digging trenches, routing pipes and cables, hands as worn as my fathers cutting sugarcane so my brother and i could have books and shoes. the dust of farms and deserts, cities and plains mingled by one wind—our breath. breathe. hear it through the days gorgeous din of honking cabs, buses launching down avenues, the symphony of footsteps, guitars, and screeching subways, the unexpected song bird on your clothes line. hear: squeaky playground swings, trains whistling, or whispers across cafe tables, hear: the doors we open for each other all day, saying: hello / shalom / boun giorno / howdy / namaste / or buenos dias read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. one today by richard blanco click here to read one today. read lines 28 - 33 of the poem. which statement best describes the effect of the image of hands in these lines? it draws attention to the creativity of artists who work with their hands. it represents the different types of purposeful labor people do on the land. it dehumanizes workers by focusing on their bodies instead of their minds. it contrasts the anatomy of humans with their surroundings.

Explanation:

The poem lines describe hands involved in various types of work like sowing wheat, gleaning coal, planting wind - mills, digging trenches etc. These are all different forms of purposeful labor people do on the land. It doesn't focus on artists' creativity, doesn't dehumanize workers, and there is no contrast between human anatomy and surroundings.

Answer:

It represents the different types of purposeful labor people do on the land.