The speaker of the poem was attending a luxury party in May during
a fiesta in Zacatecas, Mexico. She was humble helping the maid served the rich guests.
Despite her social status, she had nothing but kind words to the servant of the
party’s host. She was about to express her compassion with her compelling deeds
but all she heard was undervaluing the servant.
C. Poets repeat words and phrases to emphasize important ideas in poems.
