Read this excerpt from "Ritmo/Rhythm” by Margarita Engle.Older cousins show me how to shake the mule’s quijada, to make the blunt teeth rattle.Guitars. Drums. Gourds. Sticks.A cow bell. A washboard. Pretty soon, we have a whole orchestra.
Answer
A
It builds momentum by demonstrating how the speaker respects the “older cousins.”
B
It places an emphasis on the materials the speaker is using to construct the “orchestra.”
C
It signals time passing by showing how “pretty soon” the speaker is able to collect many items.
D
It characterizes the setting as absurd as the speaker is using a “washboard” to make sound.
Explanation
The short list—“Guitars. Drums. Gourds. Sticks. A cow bell. A washboard.”—draws attention to the different objects used to make music. This emphasizes the materials that come together to form the “whole orchestra,” so choice B is correct.
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