Response: A. Elenita and the traditional music of her parents' homeland.
Clarification: In literature, conflict represents a struggle between opposing forces, typically involving a character (either the protagonist or another significant character) and either himself (internal conflict), society, or another character (external conflict). The provided excerpt from Gravity by Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrates an external conflict between Elenita and the music from her parents' homeland, which her mother listened to during the evenings.
Answer:
The line that maintains a consistent iambic rhythm is:
D forget about the plan.
Explanation:
An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. When this pattern occurs three times, it’s termed an iambic trimeter; if it happens five times, it’s an iambic pentameter, and so forth. Therefore, we need to identify the line exhibiting an unstressed-stressed pattern. Let's identify the stressed syllables in each sentence to determine which one contains the iambic form:
A Jennifer commented - eliminated
B understand pirouettes - eliminated
C Betty told me secrets - eliminated
D forget about the plan - correct choice. Observe the presence of three iambs in this line.
