Sentences with many clauses and phrases are difficult to understand because the clauses and phrases typically

change the intended meaning of the sentence
refer to other sentences in the passage
modify other clauses and phrases in the sentence
make it hard to determine where the sentence ends

The clause is a group of words that consist in a subject and a verb, on the other hand, the phrase is the opposite, it lacks of subject and verb, meanwhile a clause can stand by itself a phrase has not a complete meaning and cannot stand alone, due to the relation between the clause and the phrase sentences with many of them are difficult to understand because the clauses and phrases typically modify other clauses and phrases in the sentence.

kenny´s more than 25 years of relevant public service. in the army for two decades, as official representative for four years, and now for the department of state, as ambassador. this career clearly demonstrates great capacities in the public sector.

b. the poet identifies with private people.

    in the stanza, dickinson states she doesn't wish to seek fame and recognition from the public eye. nor is she afraid of authority figures, and you can definitely tell she isn't hiding something. more as she identifies with private people, who are not known by the community