Read the following excerpt from julia ortiz cofer's poem "el olvido
it is a dangerous thing
to forget the climate of your birthplace,
to choke out the voices of dead relatives
when in dreams they call you
by your secret name.
which statement best expresses cofer's point?
although the united states has much to offer it is a very dangerous place.
immigrants must remember and preserve their own native cultures.
the voices of dead relatives may enter a person's dreams at night.
dead relatives will call people by secret names that no one else knows.

Metonymy is best defined as a figure of speech in which

The empire state building was a.constructed by one hundred workers. b.was first lit up by president roosevelt. c.has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.

Why does the author's description of the mercury boiler—"the mercury, when vaporized, going into a mercury turbine and then into a condenser, remaining hot enough to generate steam in a steam boiler"—intentionally incorporate such highly technical language? using technical language establishes the expertise of the writer and convey the complex nature of the process being described. using technical language allows the writer to subtly poke fun at those who seek to make basic processes seem overly complicated. using technical language encourages readers to develop deeper and more meaningful personal connections to the information. using technical language lets the writer make clear to readers that the article is intended for readers who are themselves experts on electricity.