How do the speaker's feelings in the "the black snake" compare to the speaker's feelings in "a narrow fellow in the grass"? the speaker of "the black snake" is timid but happy, while the speaker of "a narrow fellow in the grass" is cheerful and relaxed. the speakers of both "the black snake" and "a narrow fellow in the grass" are fearful and anxious. the speakers of both "the black snake" and "a narrow fellow in the grass" are excited and happy. the feeling in "the black snake" is playful, while the feeling in "a narrow fellow in the grass" is serious and fearful.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”