•The prolonged beginning, narrated by a first-grader emphasises how big the world is to children.
•The sentences are long, laced with a lot of punctuation which sounds similar to how young children speak.
• the narrator settled into his ‘frustrated six-year-old silence’ and here, it is emphasised how a six year old communicates when angry, through silence. The author almost mocks this, through the use of sibilance. This proves the worlds ambiguity and how much more the child has to grow.
Here’s a few points to mention, hope it helps:) I’m not sure how old you are, so it may or may not be too complex
1. the subject is poem. Verb is... NOT YOU
2. the subject is Alice Walker. Verb is.. Dismissed. NOT YOU
3. the subject is scholarship. Verb is.. Win. NOT YOU
4. subject is novel. Verb is... copies. NOT YOU
5. subject is movie. Verb is... pick. NOT YOU.
(I can asnwer the rest later.)
The reason why I believe that the author Maya Angelou included this passage is because she wanted to explain to us her emotions about the connection she had.
Listen to their viewpoint and after give feedback on your opinion (respectfully of course)