What is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces ? based on this excertp what can you predict about the theme of the poem ? " growing up in italia "

Read the sentence from "the crab that played with the sea.” now, while the two were talking together, pau amma the crab, who was next in the game, —scuttled off sideways— and stepped into the sea, saying to himself, ‘i will play my play alone in the deep waters, and i will never be obedient to this son of adam.’ the underlined words are an example of character. imagery. repetition. tone.

Read this excerpt from tim o’brien‘s “ambush” “i had already pulled the pin on a grenade. i had come to a crouch” which literary device is most clearly shown in this excerpt?

What is the allure of fear? what have you learned from the story about portrayals of fear in literature?