when they walk down the narrow aisles of her
store
reading the labels of packages aloud, as if
they were the names of lost lovers: Suspiros,
Merengues, the stale candy of everyone’s
childhood.
–“The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica,”
Judith Ortiz Cofer
How do the names of the candy add to the cultural context of the poem?
A. They show the types of candy that are most popular.
B. They reflect the shared experience of a group of people.
C. They encourage people to buy only specific brands of candy.
D. They make the reader hungry for candy.
