Read the excerpts from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry” and “Speaking Arabic.”
My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.
At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, “I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one.” And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
QUESTION: Which structural element is used in the excerpt by Anaya but not in the excerpt by Nye?
A. pathos
B. anecdote
C. tone
D. logos
Answers: 2
English, 21.06.2019 18:30
What type of literary device is demonstrated in this passage from the monkeys paw father and son
Answers: 1
English, 21.06.2019 19:00
What is the relationship between paragraph 2 paragraph 3 through 29?
Answers: 1
English, 22.06.2019 02:00
Nos tuvimos que separar porque nos . a. recién casados b. llevabamos muy mal c. amistad
Answers: 1
English, 22.06.2019 02:30
This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested
Answers: 1
Read the excerpts from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry” and “Speaking Arabic.”
My friend had...
Mathematics, 12.07.2019 01:20
English, 12.07.2019 01:20
Mathematics, 12.07.2019 01:20
Health, 12.07.2019 01:20
Mathematics, 12.07.2019 01:20