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Spanish dancers often use castanets: "two joined pieces of wood or ivory snapped together between the palm and the fingers." (The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia, under "Percussion Instrument.")

Which line (s) from the poem "Spanish Dancer" suggest that the dancer is using castanets?

A. "a kitchen-match darts white/flickering tongues"

B. "with the audience around her, quickened hot"

C. "like startled rattlesnakes, the long/naked arms uncoil"

D. "as if the fire were too tight/around her body, she takes and flings it out"

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Dante Montoya

12 October, 02:48

Read the following information and answer the question.

Spanish dancers often use castanets: "two joined pieces of wood or ivory snapped together between the palm and the fingers." (The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia, under "Percussion Instrument.")

Which line (s) from the poem "Spanish Dancer" suggest that the dancer is using castanets?

A. "a kitchen-match darts white/flickering tongues"

B. "with the audience around her, quickened hot"

C. "like startled rattlesnakes, the long/naked arms uncoil"

D. "as if the fire were too tight/around her body, she takes and flings it out"

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Douglas Winters · Answer 1

C. "like startled rattlesnakes, the long/naked arms uncoil"

Explanation:

Moving their arms around while clicking the castanets would make them look and sound like rattlesnake, so "like startled rattlesnakes, the long/naked arms uncoil" is the answer. Castanets are used to create a rhythm or to create drama in many Spanish dances.

There's no real or better indication of sound in the other quotes provided as possible answers.