Question

Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya's essay "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."

Answer 1

The correct answer is  A. To persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature

Explanation:

Persuasive texts convince readers to support a viewpoint proposed by the author. In the case of the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry," this focuses on the idea censorship is negative, this is stated in"Censorship imposes itself in my path of  knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one". Additionally, the main way the author uses to convince readers about the viewpoint is by creating an analogy between tortillas and poetry or books, which shows reader books nourish readers, and therefore they should not be censored. In this context, the option that best describes the purpose in the text is "To persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature."