I am Caribeña, island grown. Spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips:
the language of garlic and mangoes,
the singing in my poetry, the flying gestures of my hands.

The words "garlic and mangoes" in this passage are
A) sensory images illustrating the speakers island heritage.
B) sensory images depicting a foreign and unknown culture.
C) allusions to a well-known Spanish poem.
D) allusions to common household items