The Except is from "A Christmas Memory" Which detail in the excerpt supports the idea that the narrator and his cousin spend a substantial amount of time together?

A. their morning conversation

B. their plans for the next day

C. their outdoor activities with the buggy

D. their experience shelling nuts in the kitchen

Read the excerpt from "a defence of poetry.” poetry thus makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world; it arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life, and veiling them, or in language or in form, sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news of kindred joy to those with whom their sisters abide—abide, because there is no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit which they inhabit into the universe of things. poetry redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man. which details from the excerpt provide more information about shelley’s idea that poetry "makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world”? check all that apply. arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news to those with whom their sisters abide no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man

What is the biggest difference in central ideas and themes? question 1 options: themes are for stories with characters in them. there is only a central idea if it is explicitly (specifically, outright) stated in a story. central ideas are a main idea specific to the text, while themes are an universal lesson or moral. themes are only found in nonfiction, while central ideas are found in fiction. question 2 (1 point) which of the following is not a true statement about theme? question 2 options: mulitple themes can be found within a single text theme is usually inferred. the theme is always clearly stated by the author or a character. themes should be supported by evidence from the text. question 3 (1 point) what is indirect characterization? question 3 options: all details stated and implied that give the reader information about a character. details such as age, height, or hair color that give the reader information about a character. actions or dialogue said by a character that give the reader information about a character. the description an author gives about the character in the exposition. question 4 (1 point) which sentence best describes lizabeth's development in "marigolds"? question 4 options: lizabeth matures when she recognizes that love is more powerful than hate. lizabeth learns that sympathy and understanding come from recognizing the truth about other people. lizabeth changes her behavior after she recognizes that she needs to be a better example for her brother. lizabeth comes to recognize that the world is too barren to create lasting beauty. question 5 (1 point) how does the resolution of lizabeth's conflict in "marigolds" develop the theme? question 5 options: lizabeth recognizes that she has looked only at herself rather than at other people. lizabeth's destruction of miss lotte's flowers brings about justice over miss lotte's ill-treatment of the children. lizabeth's pursuit of adventure leads her to a more fulfilling life away from the shantytown. the camaraderie of lizbeth and joey creates meaning in both their lives. question 6 (1 point) which of the following quotations best exemplifies lizabeth's childish nature at the beginning of the story? question 6 options: "and one other thing i remember, another incongruency of memory - a brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust - miss lottie's marigolds." "by the time i was fourteen, my brother joey and i were the only children left at the house." "'hey, lizabeth,' joey yelled. he never talked when he could yell." "then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of inciting such rage, and ran out of the bushes chanting madly, 'old witch, fell in a ditch, picked up a penny and through she was rich! '" question 7 (1 point) the story "marigolds" is told in a flashback. lizabeth recounts the details of the incident with miss lottie for the reader years after they have happened. how is this important to the development of lizabeth's character? question 7 options: lizabeth is older now and realizes that she may not have made the best decisions. lizabeth feels sorry for herself now and thinks that miss lottie is still angry. there were so many kids and so little to do, their behaviors should have been overlooked. all of these question 8 (1 point) lizabeth's "world had lost its boundary lines," when she overheard her father crying to her mother. what can we assume about the character of the father because of her reaction to this moment? question 8 options: we can assume that her father is a weak man. we can assume that her father shares his fears with his children and wife often. we can assume that her father is a proud and strong man and that his brokenness is a change in his character. we can assume that until this moment, her father has only cried to lizabeth but not to her mother which explains her surprise.

We wear the mask that grins and ses.des our cheeks and shades our eyes. -this debt we pay to human guile.wiatom and bleeding hearts we smile.and mouth with myriad subtetieswhy should the world be over-wise.in counting all our tears and sons? nay. let them only see us whilewe wear the maskwe smile, but o great christ, our cresto thee from tortured souls ansewe sing. but on se clay is vilebeneath our teet and long the mile: but let the word dream otherwisewe wear the maskwhat efect does the poet achieve by repeating the phrase, we wear the mask throughout the poem? complete the sentences to answer thequessonin the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeatshette phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-tact in the secondstara, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the onmasa defianty. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase. dunbar could be implying that 2.) answer choices 1.) a.) he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of raceb.) he is speaking about a common experience that the african american community sharesc.) every individual experiences some kind of alienation, though their experiences may differd.) human survival depends on deception, hypocrisy, and lying 2.) a.) people can triumph over suffering by accepting their circumstances b.) people can protect themselves from being hurt by hiding their true self from the outside world c.) african americans can survive bad situations only by being defiant d.) african americans used the "mask" to hide their suffering and gain a kind of victory against (plato user)