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 spanish,
english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which
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 gorditas
booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, "i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel-so lonely for one." and
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 tone.

They employ figurative language.

They both use metaphors to tell both storys. In the first, the man says "In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry." meaning exactly as it says, since he is leaving his heritage, he is practically leaving himself and his soul and who he is. The second one states "'I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel-so lonely for one.' And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head." Meaning that he was practically given a heritage even though he said he didn't have one.

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"it's more of an essay than story, but perhaps it is best described as a mood-piece: it uses a lot of musical imagery, not to mention sea imagery, religious imagery, and any other imagery that suits his purpose."