Read this excerpt from a short story. liam navigated the busy park, scanning the crowd for his friends. they had agreed to meet at the water slide, and soon the towering steps came into view. he spotted rachel and marco by the inner tubes, and soon the three were racing to the top of the slide. there were over a hundred wooden stairs to climb, but the friends usually climbed them without pause. this time, however, their progress was slowed by a surprising mid-day crowd. spiraling up the stairs were dozens of eager park patrons, each gripping a slippery tube. liam shook his head and told his friends they would need a little more patience than usual waiting for their favorite view from the top. what complication is introduced in the excerpt? marco is unable to locate his friends in the busy park. the slide’s wooden stairs are in need of repair. marco and his friends have to wait in a long line. park patrons are not following the rules of the slide.

What is wrong with the sentence. the car is packed, we're already to go, and the weather is looking beautiful.

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

What impact does the use of dashes have on the rhythmic structure of this poem? the dashes create imperfect rhyme that confuses the reader. the dashes create a slow rhythm that is pleasant for the reader. the dashes create a quick rhythm that confuses the reader the dashes create a heightened rhythm that excites the reader