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What effect does the use of mixed Spanish and English have in this excerpt from "Freeway 280" by Lorna Dee Cervantes?

Albaricosqueros cerezos, nogales...
Viejitas come here with paper bags to gather greens.
Espinaca, verdolagas, yerbabuena...



A: The mixed language celebrates the poet's bicultural and bilingual identity.

B: The mixed language suggests the poet does not have a good command of English.

C: The mixed language gives the poem a lyrical, rhythmic quality.

D: The mixed language conveys the poet's rejection of her American identity.

E: The mixed language hints at the poet's inner conflicts based on her bicultural heritage.

Answer 1

A.

The mixed language celebrates the poet's bicultural and bilingual identity.

Answer 2

A: The mixed language celebrates the poet's bicultural and bilingual identity.

Step-by-step explanation:

By using both languages, the spanish-english combination is a celebration of the writters roots, by mixing them, in a beautiful way searching for "color" in the piece she reflects that hse is proud of both her latin-american roots and her american roots.