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 structure of each excerpt supports a different tone?
O Anaya structures his text as an anecdote, which gives it a humorous tone, while Nye structures her text as a
counterclaim, which gives it a defensive tone.
Anaya structures his text as an explanation, which gives it an authoritative tone, while Nye structures her text as
an impression, which gives it a soothing tone.
O Anaya structures his text as a theory, which gives it an academic tone, while Nye structures her text as a list,
which gives it an unemotional tone.
Anaya structures his text as a news report, which gives it a neutral tone, while Nye structures her text as a
critique, which gives it a judgmental tone.