Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

The sentence that best states how the structures of both excerpts engage the reader is:

They employ figurative language.

Explanation:

Figurative language is to use the words differently from their basic and general meaning, this can be represented through several literary devices such as simile, metaphor, alliteration, etc. The use of the expressions " he took the tortillas out of his poetry" and "he tall American trees were dangling their thick branches" are examples of these rhetorics.

Answer 2

Answer:

They employ figurative language.

Explanation:

he took the tortillas out of his poetry

he took the soul out of his poetry.

And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

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.