To whom is the narrator speaking in the poem, and how does this serve the author's purpose? a the narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story of paul revere, thus serving the author's purpose of teaching this historical lesson. b the narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story of paul revere, thus serving the author's purpose of instilling a sense of american pride and courage. c the narrator is speaking to a general audience, serving the author's purpose of bringing awareness to this historical event. d the narrator is speaking to the british soldiers, serving the author's purpose of criticizing great britain for its attempt to control the american colonists.

Read the excerpt from the monsters are due on maple street.as they suddenly start toward the house. in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob. they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end. steve stands in front of them. for a moment their fear almost turns their walk into a wild stampede but steve's voice, loud, incisive and commanding, makes them stop.stevewait a minute . . wait a minute! let's not be a mob! the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.which sentence from the excerpt is an example of foreshadowing? a) as they suddenly start toward the house.b) in this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob.c) they begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end.d) the people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.