Read the following passage : a boy is insecure and unhappy until a mentor begins
teaching him martial arts. the boy's strength and
confidence grow, and he begins competing at a national
level. when the mentor passes away suddenly, the boy
realizes that it was not the sport but the friendship that he
most loved.
which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with
the passage above?

Match each literary device to its definition. pun the use of humor and exaggeration to mock or criticize people's impractical thoughts and practices irony the use of words in a way that conveys the opposite of what they mean paradox the use of a word with more than one possible meaning with the intention of creating humor satire ideas or concepts that seem absurd or contradictory but are nevertheless true arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth

Athesis statement is not a.a question; it is your answer to a research question that you will address in your essay b.your position on a topic you will address in your persuasive essay c.about the topic of your persuasive essay.it is about the opposite position

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." again rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. the door opened then, opened as suddenly as if it were on a spring, and rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out. the first thing rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man rainsford had ever seen—a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. in his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at rainsford's heart. the details of this excerpt show that rainsford sees ivan as a(n) individual.