Which is a characteristic of the poetic form known as an "ballad"? a) it usually tells a story in poetic form. b) it involves imagining other worlds and the impact of future technology. c) it usually is written in praise or honor of an object, person, or season. d) it is a long tale involving super-heroic men and gods battling good against evil.

The essay sea stars by barbara hurd. what point is the author making by comparing a sea star missing an arm to a human losing a limb?

What is a generalization? a. a series of events that make up what happens in a story b.hints or clues that tell you what is going to happen in a story c.the final resolution or event that ties up loose ends in a story d. a simple statement about something complicated

Explain the effect of the rhetorical questins for the below paragraph."i pinched myself: was i still alive? was i awake? how was it possible that men, women, and children were beiing burned and that the world kept silent? no. all this could not be real. a nightmare soon i would wake up with a start, my heart pounding, and find that i waas back in the room of my childhood, with my "