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Read this excerpt from "Empire State Building" by J. Patrick Lewis. I am an American boy, standing up to the world.

I sleep, the city sleeps. We dream

the riveter's dream, held island-fast.

I wake to taxi alarms.

I am a 102-stop elevator ride to heaven.

I am ten million bricks of unshakable faith.

I capture imagination at its peak.

Lewis's style is

formal; he uses complex language to explain how a skyscraper is built.
formal; he uses scholarly words to persuade readers to visit the building.
informal; he uses humorous language to entertain the audience and make them laugh.
informal; he uses familiar language to entertain his audience with meaningful poetry.

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