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read the excerpt from “street cleaning day.”
an open space on the street
snapped him out of his thoughts
and back to the wheel.
he sped up a little
and moved close to the curb,
pulling ahead of the space.
just as he shifted his car
in reverse, a flash
swooped in from behind
and took from square
what the morning had offered.
how is this excerpt important to the poem as a whole?
a. it shows the exposition.
b. it introduces the main characters.
c. it shows the falling action.
d. it introduces the conflict.

The right answer is the D. It introduces the conflict.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this excerpt is important because it is possible to infer that a troubling and significant scene, possibly an accident, has just happened. The trash collector had just being absorbed in his thoughts, and he was about to resume his duties when a flash, possibly from a vehicle, fell on him, and took from him "what the morning had offered"—the chance to have some time, perhaps just a few minutes, to be immersed in his thoughts.

the most likely reason why dante included the names of historical figures in his well-known masterpiece the divine comedy is because he was trying to expose his own historical judgement to the figures. he settles different characters of the occidental culture in parts of the hell, purgatory and paradise constituting a spiritual judgment according to his thought.