In the story, the narrator wonders "at what point did [her mother) become so small in her living of life?" What do you think it means to be "small" or "big" in the living of life? Do you think living the way she does makes the narrator's mother happy? Why do you think the narrator is so critical of the way her mother lives her life?

Match the description to the term. 1. textbooks conference usage 2. elements surround a word which clarify the meaning casual usage 3. the way in which english is used context 4. family and friends frozen usage 5. friends at a football game formal usage 6. teachers and employers intimate usage 7. making an appointment usage

What element of modernist poetry is evidence from the poem “poetry” by marianne moore

Read this line from the poem. and while i thus at random rove what effect does alliteration have in this line? a. it emphasizes the unpredictability of the speaker's pursuit of pleasure. b.it makes the speaker seem fair and impartial. c. it adds a lighthearted tone to the speaker's words. d.it contributes to the sorrowful tone of the poem.