Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues." He made that poor piano moan with melody.
O Blues! Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Sweet Blues! Coming from a black man's soul.
O Blues!

The phrases “O Blues!” and “Sweet Blues!” are examples of
A) alliteration.
B) repetition.
C) hyperbole.
D) simile.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings