Which poetic form would a poet most likely choose to write about a young
man who traveled across oceans and continents, overcoming many
challenges, to rescue the queen of his homeland?
a. an epic, because epics tell the tales of heroic individuals whose
actions affect a nation
) b. a lyric poem, because lyric poems are short, lighthearted poems
that have songlike qualities
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c. a sonnet, because sonnets convey the emotions of the author
) d. a sonnet, because sonnets have a regular structure and often an
unexpected ending

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?

Use a pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or not

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 structures of both excerpts support ideas about cultural diversity? each incorporates non-english words. each incorporates academic words. each incorporates offensive words. each incorporates nonsense words.