Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
In town,
they would not sell
to Japs.
Why did Mirikitani choose to use the word “Japs" in the third line of this excerpt from "Attack the Water"?
She needed fewer syllables to fit the rhythm of the poem.
She wanted the poem to be an accurate portrayal of her family.
That is how she and her family referred to themselves.
That was the derogatory term that others called her family.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. That was the derogatory term that others called her family

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

D. That was the derogatory term that others called her family.

Explanation:

Mirikitani's "Attack the Water" relates to Ruckeyser's "Poem" because they both focus on what civilians experience during wartime. "Attack the Water" describes the struggle of Vietnamese people during (and after) the Vietnam War, and of Japanese-American people during the era of Japanese labor camps. "Poem" reflects the struggle of people living during both of the World Wars, trying to get by, and trying to get through such a tragic time. Both of these poems show that even when people are not directly involved in a war, they are still directly effected by it.