In two or three sentences, describe Texas literature prior to (before) the 20th century. Use information from the text to support your description.

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca — Relación (1542)

Alonso de Benavides — Memorials (1630–34)

Anthony Ganilh — Ambrosio de Letinez (1838)

Explanation:

The earliest works in the field of Texas literature occur before 20th century were written in the Spanish language. the literature were based on historical materials. The Authors Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca wrote Relación in the year 1542, Alonso de Benavides wrote Memorials in the year from 1630–34 and Anthony Ganilh wrote Ambrosio de Letinez in the year 1838. The first English book which was solely about Texas was Texas (1833) written by Mary Austin Holley who was the cousin of Stephen F. Austin.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.