12. read the poem. 15 points my cat a bump of black and white is purring in my bed. and later on at night i find him near my head. the pillow quakes and quivers like pudding on a plate. he wakes me up at midnight. i sure hope he sleeps late! how does the rhyme scheme of this poem affect the poem’s mood? a. the rhyme scheme creates a sentimental mood. b. the poem’s rhyme scheme emphasizes how tired the speaker is. c. the complex rhyme scheme emphasizes the speaker's exasperation. d. the poem’s simple rhyme scheme creates a lighthearted mood.

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Select all the correct answers. in which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject? a.she had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man; so she let herself be married to a little clerk of the ministry of public instruction. b.natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies. c.the girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks. d.she dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station.

In one sentence of approximately 15 to 25 words, write the main idea that thomas paine wants to convert to all the readers of the declaration of independence