One
As discussed, this one needs background
Two
Amy Tan speaks lovingly and with great understanding about her mother's English and how they (mother and daughter) communicate differently when alone, and Amy Tan would say when she is with others who speak formally.
I don't know if you have what Tan said next. It is a great pity if you don't. It is one of the most beautifully written praises that a child can give to a parent: it is the recognition of the child that no matter how broken her mother's English, she knew things that were far more important than grammar and syntax. I'm sorry I digress.
The answer you want is three, backed up by 4, but the real answer is the aqua colored sentence. Tan is admitting that though her mother was in the room, she (Amy) was using stilted formal language which she realized her mother would never understand, and for herself it sounded phony. She wanted, it is implied, to be speaking in language that her mother could understand.
Polydectes tricked Perseus into believing that he was furious for not bringing a gift for his wedding so Perseus said that he would give anything he wants. Upon hearing it, he then asked for Medusa's head, a cursed woman guarded with a lot of snakes in her head that whoever stares at them turns into stone. He asks for Medusa's head because he know it was suicidal mission.<span>
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1. Told in 1st person POV (uses 'I' and 'my' etc)
2. Talks about the freedom of choice in a world, therefore, may impact people because they'll want to express freedom through their choices
3. Nostalgia: looks back (not literally), emotional
Contemplative: "with a sigh"
4. Anticipation, the reader has to wonder and wait while reading
5. "grassy and wanted wear [somebody]" indicates the desire we have for individuality, without it the poem wouldn't be complete, aka journey of life, decisions we make on the way
