How does the gradual shortening of lines mostly clearly contributes to the meaning of the poem? A. The gradual shortening of lines ingress the poem's pace, emphasizing the theme of shorting of life. B. The gradual shortening of lines creates a visual image of the poem's topic, the candle flames. C. The Gradual shortening of lines slows the poems pace hinting at the slow burning out of flame. D. The gradual shortening of lines imitates the actions of the candle diminishing flame.

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

What are four names that malcolm x went by at various times in his life, and how did he change as a man with each name change? how does malcolm x's understanding of racial identity change over the course of his life? what were his ultimate opinions on african american life and civil rights in the united states?

When using a motivated sequence organizational style, the first a in ansva refers to the introduction. true or false