Question

read the excerpt from judith ortiz cofers 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 readers comprehension of the poem?
skimming the lines for familiar words
establishing the meaning of words in english and spanish
breaking the lines into shorter phrases
rewriting each line by hand

Explanation:

The poem contains Spanish words like "Jesús, María, y José" and "el olvido". Establishing the meaning of these bilingual words (English - Spanish) would clarify the cultural and thematic elements. Skimming for familiar words might miss key bilingual terms. Breaking lines into phrases or rewriting by hand doesn't directly address language - related comprehension barriers as effectively as understanding bilingual word meanings.

Answer:

establishing the meaning of words in English and Spanish