Which excerpt from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" is an example of an allusion?

A. the heady mix of smells from the open bins

of dried codfish

B. how she smiles understanding

C. Suspiros, Merengues, the stale candy of everyone's childhood

D. reading the labels of packages aloud, as if

they were the names of lost lovers

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Clare Forbes

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14 May, 01:15

Which excerpt from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" is an example of an allusion?

A. the heady mix of smells from the open bins

of dried codfish

B. how she smiles understanding

C. Suspiros, Merengues, the stale candy of everyone's childhood

D. reading the labels of packages aloud, as if

they were the names of lost lovers

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Dennis Guerrero · Answer 1

C. Suspiros, Merengues, the stale candy of everyone's childhood

Explanation:

Judith Ortiz Cofer The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica is about simply that sort of soul nourishment, the sort of stuff that bolsters your soul and props you up-regardless of whether you're an outsider in an strange land.