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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 of
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?
O Anaya structures his excerpt as an anecdote, while Nye structures her excerpt as a rhetorical appeal.
O Anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while Nye structures her excerpt as an observation.
O Anaya structures his excerpt as an observation, while Nye structures her excerpt as an analysis.
O Anaya structures his excerpt as a rhetorical appeal, while Nye structures her excerpt as an anecdote.
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The correct answer is B. Anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while Nye structures her excerpt as an observation.

Step-by-step explanation:

An analysis involves examining and interpreting facts to understand deeply the causes behind this and draw a conclusion. This process can be seen in the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" by Rudolfo Anaya because the author examines the fact his friend stop using his native language when writing poetry and by analyzing this, Anaya gets to the conclusion his friend was not only taking out his native language but "he took the soul out of his poetry."

On the other hand, an observation focuses on reporting a phenomenon the author witnessed without interpreting or analyzing it. This can be seen in the excerpt from "Speaking Arabic" by Naomi Shihab Nye because the author only describes what she witnessed in, this can be seen in "I overheard a young man say to his friend" or "the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches". Thus, Anaya uses analysis, while Nye uses an observation.