Latina Poetry as an Expression of Cultural Heritage

Question 1

Identify an example of each of the following types of sensory imagery.Sight:

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“green plantains / hanging in stalks”

Question 2

Sound:

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“listening to the Puerto Ricans complain”

Question 3

Smell:

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“smells from the open bins / of dried codfish”

Question 4

Which phrases in this passage provide sensory imagery? Check all that are correct.“that would cost less at the A&P”“fragile old man lost in the folds / of his winter coat”“that he reads to her like poetry”“from places that now exist”

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“fragile old man lost in the folds / of his winter coat”; “that he reads to her like poetry”

Question 5

Based on the phrase “Spanish is in my flesh,” what role does the speaker play in this poem?

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The speaker shows how language is a physical part of a person’s cultural heritage.

Question 6

How is the speaker portrayed in this passage? Check two answers that are correct.

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as a confident and self-aware person; as a product of multiple cultures

Question 7

What type of structure does Morales use?

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free verse with short, definitive statements

Question 8

What type of structure does Ortiz Cofer use?

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free verse with long, flowing sentences

Question 9

Based on sensory imagery, what is the tone of the passage? [___]

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nostalgic

Question 10

Identify two phrases that define the speaker. Check both of them.

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“Spanish is in my flesh”; “the flying gestures of my hands”

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