In a five-paragraph literary analysis essay, explain how each author develops the common theme. Compare and contrast how the authors develop this theme by referencing specific literary devices and techniques in your response.

Which of the statements best describes both excerpts?

Okita uses the tomato, a food native to the Americas, to highlight the speaker’s American identity, while Cisneros uses the English language to give her characters an American identity.

The writers use bleak imagery to convey the sense of isolation they feel from their respective cultures.

The speaker of Okita’s poem feels a sense of loss at the prospect of being moved from her home, while the speaker of Cisneros’s short story longs to leave her current location and return to America.

The American identity of both speakers is highly questionable, as they frequently refer to their foreign identities.

SEARCH THE COMMON THEME FOR BOTH TEXTS

find out the similarities and differences of these texts

REWORD THIS PHRASE AS YOUR THESIS STATEMENT:

While the speaker of Okita’s poem feels strongly about her identity as an American citizen, the speaker of Cisneros’s short story identifies more closely with her Mexican family.

Though the speakers in Okita’s poem and Cisneros’s short story have strong roots in foreign cultures, both of them feel more connected to their American identities.

The family members in Cisneros’s and Okita’s works play a significant role in the lives of both narrators as they contemplate their place in hostile environments.

Cisneros and Okita rely on imagery to convey their ideas about American identity.

Explanation:

^^^ that answer is spot on as log as you put it into your own words

Explanation:

write a five paragraph essay, you were taught to have three body paragraphs. a university essay is more flexible than that, depending on its length and on what it is trying to say. a short university essay may have three body paragraphs, but it may have more.

different strategies reach different people based on their ability to understand the material. (from personal experience) when writing an argumentative essay write explaining the subject as though your audience never heard of it before and it is just being introduced, then explain why other people hate it also, afterward you would explain why that would be wrong. i hope that : )