Read the following excerpt from sandra cisneros’s story "mericans." after all that dust and dark, the light from the plaza makes me squinch my eyes like if i just came out of the movies. my brother keeks is drawing squiggly lines on the concrete with a wedge of glass and the heel of his shoe. my brother junior squatting against the entrance, talking to a lady and man. they’re not from here. ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. and everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts. “¿quieres chicle? ” the lady asks in a spanish too big for her mouth. the irony in this excerpt contributes most to which of the following themes? a) it is always preferable to forget the past and focus on the future. b) it is possible for people to be connected to more than one culture. c) it is very easy to learn two different languages if one works hard. d) it is always easier to criticize people before getting to know them.

b) It is possible for people to be connected to more than one culture.

In this excerpt it shows that the lady and man are not native to the area. The speaker comments on the way they are dressed ad how the woman pronounces  the question in Spanish to show how they are different. There is nothing in the passages to suggest forgetting the past or learning different languages. While D seems like it could be true, we don't actually know if the speaker has any intention of getting to know the lady and man. Option B is the best because they are in America but the cultural differences the speaker is noticing are those of a hispanic culture.

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it

answer: metaphor: because there is a comparison between the treasures spread on the ground and the evil seed of adam drifting from the shoreline  

explanation: