Asap plzz read the passage. excerpt from "interview with simon ortiz" by laura coltelli my formation with regards to language was the dzehni niyah of the acoma people: "the way they spoke," the way they thought and felt, the way they perceived. so the writing cannot but be fundamental. i can only be who i am as an acoma person. i cannot be anything else. tzah dze guwaah ihskah nudahsqkunuuh, "i cannot be anything else." refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this interview. how does ortiz's use of language and words from the acoma people affect this excerpt? a. it demonstrates ortiz's point that he is part of a culture and a tradition that is incompatible with the mainstream. b. it gives this part of the reading a far more academic and professional tone. c. it reflects ortiz’s claim that ancient languages and cultures are superior to the english language and modern culture. d. it reinforces the idea that ortiz’s cultural background shaped his identity and how he views the world.

The right answer is D. “It reinforces the idea that Ortiz's cultural background shaped his identity and how he views the world.” Ortiz is a writer from Acoma Pueblo, highly respected and recognized for his poetry filled with a consciousness of Native American history, mythology, philosophy, and social concerns. Ortiz's poems have a simple and direct language that reflects the oral storytelling tradition of the people form his hometown, and typically its point of view is from an observer, making comparisons with Indian and contemporary American lifestyles. Ortiz’s support is his native American heritage and identity and he frequently writes with an ironic or unhappy tone as he comments on the racial, ideological, and material worries of the late twentieth century.

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the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.