Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

Question 9 of 10 • English 1A (Summer 2026)

Which excerpt from "Daughter of Invention" contains language that best reveals that Carlos is still tied to his Dominican origin?

Answer

He sat bolt upright, reaching for his glasses which in his haste, he knocked across the room. "iQue pasa? iQue pasa?"

“...It is boastful. I celebrate myself? The best student learns to destroy the teacher?" He mocked Yoyo's plagiarized words.

"Have you gone mad?" He shook her away. "You were going to let her read that . . . that insult to her teachers?"

He called down curses on her head, ordered her on his authority as her father to open that door!

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Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

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Question 9 of 10 • English 1A (Summer 2026)

Answer

He sat bolt upright, reaching for his glasses which in his haste, he knocked across the room. "iQue pasa? iQue pasa?"

“...It is boastful. I celebrate myself? The best student learns to destroy the teacher?" He mocked Yoyo's plagiarized words.

"Have you gone mad?" He shook her away. "You were going to let her read that . . . that insult to her teachers?"

He called down curses on her head, ordered her on his authority as her father to open that door!

Viewpoint in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

Characters, Conflict, and Idioms in "Daughter of Invention" by Julia Alvarez