To what does the title “the magic barrel” refer? it is an allusion to the saying “more fun than a barrel of monkeys.” it is a reference to salzman’s lie about having so many cards for eligible women that he had to put them in a barrel in his office. the soon-to-be married person expects an answer to his or her questions about marriage to come from a seer or a magician. “magic barrel” is an english translation of a yiddish term for “mysterious:

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. answer asap. you!

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward the subject. provide two examples that support the conclusion that the tone of this story is ironic.