Read the excerpt from "Rosa” by Rita Dove.How she stood up when they bent down to retrieve her purse. That courtesy.

The excerpt separates two actions: Rosa stands up, and others bend down to retrieve her purse. The brief sentence “That courtesy” then draws attention to the moment and its significance. This structure breaks the action into parts to emphasize a small but meaningful moment, rather than listing events to develop a message about endurance.

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