Legal-Alien-Essay In.the.poem.Legal.Alien.by.Pat.Mora,.the.literary.devices.that.Pat.Mora.uses.are.
25 Oct 2010 Pat Mora is a Mexican-American poet and writer who has won numerous awards for her books and poetry. She holds the Kellogg National Leadership fellowship award, the National Endowment for the Arts award, the Southwest Book Award and the Aztlan literature Award.
Directions: Answer each question on the lines provided in this booklet. Be sure to read each question carefully and to address all aspects of each question. Answers are based on “The Struggle to be an All-American Girl" (an excerpt from a memoir) by Elizabeth Wong, “Legal Alien" (a poem) by Pat Mora, and.
Legal Alien Essay The beliefs of the contemporary time period is that the voices of all cultures, ethnic groups, gender, and nationalities should be heard and poetry is universal and speaks to all people regardless of their background. In the poem Legal Alien by Pat Mora, the literary devices that Pat Mora uses are metaphor
BACKGROUND. Pat Mora was born on the border of El Paso, Texas and. Mexico. Raised in a Mexican American household, she grew up speaking and reading both English and Spanish. Her poetry blends Hispanic culture into American society. This poem is from her first book of poetry. A legal alien is an immigrant who
Embarrassed at mispronouncing words,. Embarrassed at the laughter of my children,. The grocery, the mailman. Sometimes I take my English book and lock myself in the bathroom, say the thick words softly, for if I stop trying, I will be deaf when my children need my help. Legal Alien by Pat Mora. Bi-lingual, Bi-cultural,.
by. Pat Mora. Bi-lingual, Bi-cultural, able to slip from "How's life?" to "Me'stan volviendo loca," able to sit in a paneled office drafting memos in smooth English, able to order in fluent Spanish at a Mexican restaurant, American but hyphenated, viewed by Anglos as perhaps exotic, perhaps inferior, definitely different, viewed by

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