After reading and answer the questions.
In the poem " I Lost My Talk", what does the word talk "symbolize?
Which statement best expresses the central idea of the story "A Puerto Rican Stew"?
Which quote from the text best supports the idea that the narrator from the poem " I Lost My Talk" is proud of their culture
Determine if the literary elements are similar or different from the story HERS: A Puerto Rican Stew and the poem I Lost My Talk?
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Dignity: self-respect or appreciation of self in an occasion or situation
Drag the words the to their appropriate category that best matches the word "Dignity"
Decorum
Evil
Value
Integrity
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She reminded me that I was to show my sisters and brothers the path to success without becoming “Americanized,”
"Both ways I say,
Your way is more powerful.
So gently I offer my hand and ask,
Let me find my talk"
The two statements from from the story and poem are similar in —