Identify whether each detail from the fables of The People Could Fly is using direct or indirect characterization. "In the kingdom there was a woman who had a smart son."

"Manuel said, 'Mother, I'm going, dead or alive. And I will escape.'"

"Wind was full and he had rested, so he left to blow again. And he blew through the world."

"She was a widow and they were very poor."

Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".