Question

Read the excerpt from Judith Ortiz Cofer’s poem “El Olvido.” a bare, cold room with no pictures on the walls, a forgetting place where she fears you will die of loneliness and exposure. Jesús, María, y José, she says, el olvido is a dangerous thing. Which strategy would be most helpful in enhancing the reader’s comprehension of the poem?

Answer 1

Answer:

Establishing the meaning of words in English and Spanish.

Answer 2

Defining unfamiliar English and Spanish words

Since this poem contains words from two different languages, it's important, for the reader to fully understand its meaning, to make sure unfamiliar words in each language are defined. For example, knowing that 'el olvido' means "oblivion" can give a reader better insight into the meaning of the poem.