Which of the following is an example of situational irony? a. a popular movie sells out, and you are unable to get a ticket. b. the school bully, whom everyone fears, runs screaming from a ladybug. c. a boston school cancels classes because of a snowstorm in mid-january. d. you go to see your favorite band in concert, but the show is awful.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings