Common Lit Story: How santa claus found the poor house Question: How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the theme of the story?

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. which word from the passage gives the best indication of the speaker’s tone? b

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

My cat and my dog like best friends