Read the passage. in it, the mother misuses the english idiom “it takes two to tango.” what does her language show about her as a character? she has picked up expressions and uses them like a native english speaker. she is at ease in her new home. she is embarrassed to speak. she has trouble communicating clearly in english.

She has trouble communicating clearly in English.

Explanation:

The mother speaks bad english because she is an immigrant and she is still learning the english language, idioms are often misused by new speakers because they don´t have a literal meaning they make a reference to another situation, and it can be confusing if you are only learning by repetition, and you don´t detect them unless you are actually very used to the language.

each poet admires poetry

they each admire poetry because they could just use an expression or verbally just say you but they both write in in poetry which shows they know how to write in poetry.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.