i speak english with passion: its the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my…

i speak english with passion: its the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. i am caribeña, island grown. spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips: the language of garlic and mangoes, the singing in my poetry, the flying gestures of my hands. - \child of the americas,\ aurora levins morales identify phrases of imagery used to describe english. check all of the boxes that apply. \tongue of my consciousness\ \flashing knife blade of crystal\ \island grown\ complete check all the phrases that describe spanish. \language of garlic and mangoes\ \my tool, my craft\ \flying gestures of my hands\ done

i speak english with passion: its the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft. i am caribeña, island grown. spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips: the language of garlic and mangoes, the singing in my poetry, the flying gestures of my hands. - \child of the americas,\ aurora levins morales identify phrases of imagery used to describe english. check all of the boxes that apply. \tongue of my consciousness\ \flashing knife blade of crystal\ \island grown\ complete check all the phrases that describe spanish. \language of garlic and mangoes\ \my tool, my craft\ \flying gestures of my hands\ done

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Brief Explanations:

  • "language of garlic and mangoes": This phrase uses imagery to describe Spanish. Garlic and mangoes are associated with certain cultural and sensory aspects, and applying this to the language gives a vivid description.
  • "flying gestures of my hands": Gestures are often associated with how Spanish is spoken (e.g., in some cultures, there are more expressive hand movements when speaking Spanish), so this can be seen as a description of Spanish.
  • "my tool, my craft" was used to describe English (from the first part of the poem: "I speak English...my tool, my craft"), so it does not describe Spanish.

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"language of garlic and mangoes", "flying gestures of my hands"