Read the lines from the poem “My First Memory (of Librarians).” In the foyer up four steps a semicircular desk presided To the left side a card catalog On the right newspapers draped over what looked like a quilt rack Magazines face out from the wall These lines provide the reader with implicit details about how the speaker feels about books. implicit details about how the speaker views magazines. explicit details about how the library items are arranged. explicit details about how the card catalog is organized.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings