Solution: '...this bitterness was now mine' indicates that effect of racial prejudice are passed down from generation to generation.
The world around a person born into a disadvantaged family sets a conspiracy against him even before they are born and this is passed on to his children.
“His honor…” Oxymoron
“He was a gay dog…” Metaphor
“Well, after a long time…” Onomatopoeia
“She was a curious woman…” Hyperbole
Various themes were in this excerpt "To and Athlete Dying Young" by A.E Housman. It introduces the idea of home, effect of time, how pride and competition go together, how death brings us into a new destination. On a nutshell, it's not talking about a typical teenage life or an athletes in general, but different experiences about life from college years. In the end, it exemplifies the beauty of dying young, wherein challenges can be avoided.
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<h3>Answer:</h3>
Alfonso doesn't like the way he looks, and Amy is embarrassed by her family's traditions.
In the excerpt from <em>Broken Chain</em>, Alfonso isn't happy with the way he looks. He tries to change the position of his teeth by pushing them, and he worked out excessively so that he can become more fit.
In the excerpt from <em>Fish Cheeks</em>, Amy is upset because her parents invited her crush and his family over for dinner and her family's traditional ways are not as neat and proper as her crush's family.
(I hope this helps)
