What happens to the conflict in a story during the rising action? a. the conflict lessens, and the author introduces the events that close the story. b. the action of the story concludes, and the conflict is solved. c. it is the moment of greatest tension and the high point of the action. d. the tension builds as the conflict becomes more evident.

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