Read the excerpts from “take the tortillas out of your poetry” and “speaking arabic.”

my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.

at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

which best states how the word choice is similar in both excerpts?
each author uses non-english words and figurative language.
each author uses technical words and neutral language.
each author uses nonsense words and invented language.
each author uses confrontational words and persuasive language.

Each author uses non-English words and figurative language  best states how the word choice is similar in both excerpts.

Option a

In the Excerpt 1, the author is stating that if he takes out the nativity of his the poetry would lose its soul. "The tortillas out of his poetry" is the evidence of removing Hispanic culture from his poetry.

In Excerpt 2, the author is stating that he likes to have his own heritage which he has. The detail of the American trees dangling their branches over his head is used to emphasize to eavesdrop someone who wishes for a heritage,but not realizing that America has a heritage.

Both the authors express this in a figurative way yet it is meaningful. By the usage of Non- English words like Oom-pah,tortillas as they states that they don’t belong here but wants to become one of them by nature. Figurative language consists of different words with literal meaning.

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,