English, 09.10.2019 11:30 makiyabattles

It is a dangerous thing
to forget the climate of your birthplace
to choke out the voices of dead relatives
when in dreams they call you
by your secret name.
it is dangerous
to spurn the clothes you were born to wear
for the sake of fashion; dangerous
to use weapons and sharp instruments
you are not familiar with; dangerous
to disdain the plaster saints
before which your mother kneels
praying for you with embarrassing fervor
that you survive in the place you have chosen to live:
a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls,
a forgetting place where she fears you will die
of loneliness and exposure.
jesús, maría, y josé, she says,
el olvido is a dangerous thing.

which of the following adjectives best describes the speaker's tone?
a.
playful
b.
optimistic
c.
sarcastic
d.
solemn

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