Question

read the excerpts from \take the tortillas out of your poetry\ and \speaking arabic.\
my friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance o
receiving a fellowship. he took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of
spanish, english, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. in other words, he took the tortillas out of
his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry.

at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom - pah sausage stand and the mexican
gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, \i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so
lonely for one.\ and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.

which best states how the structures of the excerpts differ?

anaya structures his excerpt as an anecdote, while nye structures her excerpt as a rhetorical appeal.
anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while nye structures her excerpt as an observation.
anaya structures his excerpt as an observation, while nye structures her excerpt as an analysis.
anaya structures his excerpt as a rhetorical appeal, while nye structures her excerpt as an anecdote.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Anaya's excerpt: Anaya describes his friend's decision regarding his poetry (taking out language/culture) and interprets its meaning (taking the soul out), which is an analysis of the friend's action and its significance.
2. Analyze Nye's excerpt: Nye recounts an event she overheard at a neighborhood fair (a young man's comment about heritage), which is an observation of a real - life situation.
3. Evaluate the options:

• Option 1: Anaya's is not an anecdote (an anecdote is a short story), and Nye's is not a rhetorical appeal. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Anaya's excerpt is an analysis (of his friend's choice in poetry) and Nye's is an observation (of a scene at the fair). This matches.
• Option 3: Anaya's is not an observation, and Nye's is not an analysis. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Anaya's is not a rhetorical appeal, and Nye's is not an anecdote. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. Anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while Nye structures her excerpt as an observation.