Read the excerpt from iqbal. we took turns watching over him and soothing his pain by sponging him with cool water. we could see that iqbal would recover quickly, to our nightly visits, the food, the water, and those oranges that alì had stolen from the garden for him. "brother," said salman one morning when iqbal finally returned to work, "you were really strong. nobody has ever had the courage to do something like that to hussain khan. do you realize how angry he still is about the carpet? iqbal is best characterized in this excerpt when the author uses the actions of iqbal to show that he is injured by the other boys. thoughts of iqbal to show that he is angry with the other boys. words of others to show that iqbal is foolish. actions of others to show that iqbal is respected.

"the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower, comes a pause in the day's occupations, that is known as the children's hour. i hear in the chamber above me the patter of little feet, the sound of a door that is opened, and voices soft and sweet. from my study i see in the lamplight, descending the broad hall stair, grave alice, and laughing allegra, and edith with golden hair. a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! they climb up into my turret o'er the arms and back of my chair; if i try to escape, they surround me; they seem to be everywhere. they almost devour me with kisses, their arms about me entwine, till i think of the bishop of bingen in his mouse-tower on the rhine! do you think, o blue-eyed banditti, because you have scaled the wall, such an old mustache as i am is not a match for you all! i have you fast in my fortress, and will not let you depart, but put you down into the dungeon in the round-tower of my heart. and there will i keep you forever, yes, forever and a day, till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away! which literary device does longfellow use most frequently in the poem? a. simile b. metaphor c. repetition d. personification

Which of these sentences would best express the main idea of a speech arguing that people should participate in a charity softball tournament? a) softball is a great way to get some much-needed exercise. eliminate b) the money raised by the tournament will local animal shelters. c) the tournament is a fun way to spend time with friends while a worthy cause. d) even if you don't have any softball experience, you can form a team and participate.

Isaw him _ .(a)danced (b)dance (c)dancing