The answer is A. Metaphor
The pun is related to the same pronunciation of the words <em>Ernest</em> and <em>earnest </em>which means<em> serious commited, dedicated </em>and etc. The pun is connected to the serious issue of choosing the right significant other, someone you can trust that is dedicated to you (<em>an earnest husband/wife</em>).<em> </em>
Answer:
Even though Tina told her to skip it, Lexie had a nagging feeling in her gut that if she missed her brother's spelling bee, he would be extremely disappointed in her as well as her parents. After a half an hour of going through the list of pros and cons she had written, she called Tina and told her that although she truly did want to go to the show with them, she thought that her family should always come before friends. Tina completely understood and when Jess heard the news, she was disappointed but came to terms with Lexie's decision. As soon as Lexie arrived at the spelling bee competition, her brother's face lit up with pure happiness and joy when he noticed that Lexie was there with their parents. <em>This was the right decision.</em> Lexie thought while she cheered on her brother. At the end of the championship, her brother won and they all went out to celebrate.
Each School type has it's own unique benefits and challenges;
If you are interested in college schools you can consider these categories:
- Dream schools: which are colleges where your academic credentials fall in the lower end or below.
- Target schools: where your academic credentials fall within the school's average range for the recently class that is accepted.
- Safety schools: where your academic credentials exceed the range for any average first-year student.
Or if you're about Secondary, High School or so, they can be classified in 2 major types:
- Public Schools: which are universal (available to everyone) and they are funded and controlled by the government.
- Private Schools: which are not funded or operated by federal, state or local governments.
Among Public Schools we can include:
Magnet schools, Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Rural Schools
and High Needs Schools.
And among Private Schools we can include
Military schools and Boarding schools.
Alcott most likely begin the chapter with character dialogue to keep the momentum of the story going. In order to preserve the set pace of the story, author decided to continue dialogue that started in previous chapter. When dividing the story on chapters, she wanted to hide this 'gap', that readers usualy feel between them.
