LINDNER (more frustrated than annoyed): . . . Well—to get right to the point, I—(A great breath, and he is off at last.) I am sure you people must be aware of some of the incidents which have happened in various parts of the city when colored people have moved into certain areas—(BENEATHA exhales heavily and starts tossing a piece of fruit up and down in the air.)

–A Raisin in the Sun,
Lorraine Hansberry

Which statement best explains how word choice affects the tone of this passage?

The word point creates a purposeful tone.
The word incidents creates a threatening tone.
The word various creates a frustrated tone.
The word people creates a welcoming tone.

Wind blowing briskly leaves falling from the tree which best identifies the form of poetry represented by the stanza? 1.) free verse2.) iambic pentameter3.)sonnet4.) quatain

Lens quotation: "character is what you are in the dark." -dwight lyman moody

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”