Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry and "Speaking Arabic.
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 Spanisl
English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, whi
is to say he took the soul out of his poetry
At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gord
booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend. "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel so lonely for one." A
the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
Which best states how the structures of both excerpts engage the reader?
They employ statistical evidence
They employ figurative language
They employ supporting quotes
They employ an authoritative ton