Which excerpt from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" is an example of an allusion? the heady mix of smells from the open bins of dried codfish how she smiles understanding Suspiros, Merengues, the stale candy of everyone's childhood reading the labels of packages aloud, as if they were the names of lost lovers

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Maren Barker

8 July, 18:09

Which excerpt from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" is an example of an allusion? the heady mix of smells from the open bins of dried codfish how she smiles understanding Suspiros, Merengues, the stale candy of everyone's childhood reading the labels of packages aloud, as if they were the names of lost lovers

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Diego Wang · Answer 1

Judith Ortiz Cofer 's "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" is about just that kind of soul food, the kind of stuff that feeds your spirit and keeps you going-even if you're a stranger in a strange land.

Suspiros, Merengues, the stale candy of everyone's childhood