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Question 10 • Quiz

Which excerpt from “Child of the Americas” contains imagery that expresses how language becomes part of the speaker’s physical identity?

Answer
A
I am new. History made me.
B
Europe lives in me, but I have no home there.
C
My first language was spanglish. I was born at the crossroads
D
Spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips:

Explanation

The words “in my flesh,” “from my tongue,” and “in my hips” connect Spanish directly to the speaker’s body. This imagery shows that language is part of the speaker’s physical identity. Choice D is the excerpt that expresses this idea most clearly.

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