16what did pablo neruda experience in his life that influenced that topic of the poem "i explain a few things"?
an uprising in spain
the mexican american war
world war ii
the crusades

17. what does the contrast of "lilacs" and "poppies" with the "blood in the streets" show about the progression of the poem "i explain a few things"
the poem goes from being a childish fairytale to an adult narrative.
the poem explains the difference between women and men.
the poem reflects on peace and the destruction of war.
the poem calls into action people to fight for justice.

Explain what effect the repetition of the lines brennan on the moor, brennan on the moor, bold and undaunted stood young brennan on the has on the meaning of the poem. use at two details from the text to support your answer. use the raqeqec format and write down the line number for your quote

What do we know about the mother in “two kinds”? select all that apply. she came from china. she had two daughters who died. her mother, father, and first husband are dead. she is part japanese.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house