45 "sounds like the 'arabian nights'.", said mrs. white, as she rose and began to set the supper. "don't you think you might wish for four pairs of hands for me." 46 her husband drew the talisman from his pocket, and all three burst into laughter as the sergeant-major, with a look of alarm on his face, caught him by the arm. in lines 45 and 46, what figurative device does the author use to lighten the mood of the passage? a) alliteration b) characterization c) hyperbole eliminate d) simile

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings