Question

My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of

Answer 1

This is the main structure:

Each incorporates non-English words

Explanation:

The use of the words like 'tortillas' and exoticizing of the lands that are being talked about int he passage are the strategies of the author to introduce the reader to this feeling of being exotic in the place and to the place one is in.

The first passage is about a person who sees the baggage of their culture

The other is about one that refuses to see the culture they themselves have and are looking for something that is exotic to them and thus alluring.