Read the passage from “child of the americas.” i speak english with passion: it’s the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. how does the imagery create a visual of the speaker’s use of english? it portrays her command of english as precise and beautiful. it shows that she is extremely hesitant to use english. it shows that she only uses english for practical communication. it portrays the language she uses as forceful and hurtful.

The correct answer is A. It portrays her command of English as precise and beautiful.

Explanation:

In writing, the word imagery refers to the use of language for describing something at the same time it appeals to the imagination or the senses. This implies imagery is used to represent object, actions or ideas in a vivid way that it stimulates one of the five senses. In the excerpt presented  the narrator describes the way she speaks English by using the expressions "it’s the tongue of my consciousness,

a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft" that appeal the sense of sight as it enhances the reader to imagine how precise, soft and beautiful is the use of English by the narrator. Thus, the imagery creates a visual of the speaker's use of English by portraying her command of English as precise and beautiful as this is compared to a blade of crystal that appeals to the sight of the reader and is linked to a concept of beauty and precision.

  dante alighieri wrote the divine comedy, a description of a spititual journey. when he wrote it , he was in exile. in florence, dante's native city, there was a social strife, they had political turmoil, and some of the   florentine names included in the narrative may have been a way that dante used to criticize his fellow citizens.

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