Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” 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. Based on the imagery in the passage, how does the speaker feel when she is speaking Spanish?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” 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
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am of Latinoamerica, rooted in the history of my continent: I speak from that body. In these two lines, the speaker is showing how
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas." I am a child of the Americas, a light-skinned mestiza of the Caribbean, a child of many diaspora, born into this continent at a crossroads. How does the word “crossroads” help to develop the author’s tone?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” An immigrant and the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants. I speak English with passion: it’s the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. In this passage, what is the speaker’s relationship with the English language?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. What does this passage reveal about the speaker of the poem?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. How does the repetition of the phrase “I am not” help to establish the author’s tone?
Which excerpt from “Child of the Americas” contains imagery that expresses how language becomes part of the speaker’s physical identity?
How is the speaker’s point of view in the poem “Child of the Americas” used to explore cultural identity?
Read the passage from the poem “Child of the Americas.” I am new. History made me. My first language was spanglish. I was born at the crossroads and I am whole. The author’s word choice helps to reflect a tone of
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” 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
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. What does this passage reveal about the speaker of the poem?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” 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. Based on the imagery in the passage, how does the speaker feel when she is speaking Spanish?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas." I am a child of the Americas, a light-skinned mestiza of the Caribbean, a child of many diaspora, born into this continent at a crossroads. How does the word “crossroads” help to develop the author’s tone?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am of Latinoamerica, rooted in the history of my continent: I speak from that body. In these two lines, the speaker is showing how
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. How does the repetition of the phrase “I am not” help to establish the author’s tone?
How is the speaker’s point of view in the poem “Child of the Americas” used to explore cultural identity?
Read the passage from “Child of the Americas.” An immigrant and the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants. I speak English with passion: it’s the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. In this passage, what is the speaker’s relationship with the English language?
Which excerpt from “Child of the Americas” contains imagery that expresses how language becomes part of the speaker’s physical identity?
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