Over the course of the passage, the main focus of the narrative shifts from the A reservations a character has about a person he has just met to a growing appreciation that character has of the person's worth B ambivalence a character feels about his sensitive nature to the character's recognition of the advantages of having profound emotions. Cintensity of feeling a character has for another person to the character's concern that that intensity is not reciprocated. D value a character attaches to the wonders of the natural world to a rejection of that sort of beauty in favor of human artistry.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

In "tell me, o swan, your ancient tale," to what does the land where no doubt nor sorrow have rule refer? nature heaven the promised land an imaginary country

Answer 3 and 5 for brainliest. i don’t have a link for #3 sadly.