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. which best explains how anaya’s word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt? a) anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a mexican-american writer, demonstrating the ability of these writers to combine spanish and english in their writing. b) anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a mexican-american writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage. c) anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a mexican-american writer to persuade people to read more literature by writers that come from mixed heritages and diverse cultures. d) anaya compares “tortillas” to “the soul” of a mexican-american writer to express his opinion that only those writers who exist outside of the mainstream are worthy of an audience.

Which statement best describes the use of satire in this passage? read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead-she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or parody is used to illustrate the impact of stalin's purge. ridicule is used to show the gullibility of the russian citizens. reversal is used to show how clover, representing the people, has changed ideals. personification is used to show the reader stalin's thoughts and feelings