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vfiekz [6]
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt from “How I Learned English.” It was in an empty lot Ringed by elms and fir and honeysuckle. Bill Corson was pi

tching in his buckskin jacket, Chuck Keller, fat even as a boy, was on first, His t-shirt riding up over his gut, Ron O’Neill, Jim, Dennis, were talking it up In the field, a blue sky above them Tipped with cirrus.
How is this excerpt important to the poem as a whole?

It provides readers with information about the conflict in the poem.

It shows readers how the characters feel, think, and behave.

It shows readers how the speaker feels about the other boys.

It gives readers information about the setting, characters, and situation.
English
2 answers:
nika2105 [10]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

d

Explanation:

BlackZzzverrR [31]3 years ago
3 0
The correct answer is D.

This excerpt shows the reader the setting (an empty lot ringed by elms and honeysuckle; a blue sky with cirrus clouds); the characters (Bill, Chuck, Ron, Jim, and Dennis) and the situation (a baseball game).

In only a few lines, the poet is able to convey a lot of information to the reader.
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