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Graphical and Structural Elements in Poetry — Cumulative exam

Question 1 • FL-1001370-English 3 A

Read the excerpt from Judith Ortiz Cofer’s poem “El Olvido.” a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls, a forgetting place where she fears you will die of loneliness and exposure. Jesús, María, y José, she says, el olvido is a dangerous thing.Which strategy would be most helpful in enhancing the reader’s comprehension of the poem?

Answer
A
skimming the lines for familiar words
B
establishing the meaning of words in English and Spanish ✓ Correct
C
breaking the lines into shorter phrases
D
rewriting each line by hand
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