Iwant your laughter like the flower i was waiting for, the blue flower, the rose of my echoing country. your laughter from the captain's verses by pablo neruda, copyright © 1972 by pablo neruda and donald d. walsh. reprinted by permission of new directions publishing corp. how does this excerpt from "your laughter" relate to neruda’s cultural experience? select all that apply. it expresses pride and longing for his country. the flower functions as a symbol for his country. the laughter functions as a metaphor for patriotism. it suggests that his country is a necessary part of his life.

Bescribe a food from your country that many people enjoy

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

What poetic device did 14th century poets rely upon to make their verses easy to memorize? a. moral b. meter c. theme d. hyperbole