Answer:
1) A nun looked at the narrator's house as if it were a terrible place to live.
2) She is the more carefree child, the one who has her own opinions.
- She is using the wild description of her hair to imply that she is also wild. It wouldn't be choice B, because that's too literal; and C and D don't make sense.
3) She feels like her family is holding her back from opportunities and experiences.
- If she had stopped with the balloon, it would have been a happy metaphor. But a balloon tied to an anchor? Can't fly, can't go anywhere with the anchor holding it down.
4) She and Nenny's laughter is loud and grabs the attention of anyone nearby.
- She's contrasting it with Rachel and Lucy. It's not orthodox, it's carefree and noisy.
5) She feels ashamed that she and Nenny have no money to buy anything.
- Nenny asks how much the music box is, but Gil doesn't even offer it because he knows they don't have any money. Esperanza knows, though.
6) She wishes she had a different name than Esperanza.
- The author is contrasting the two worlds, the hispanic and american, that they live between. Her name is hard to pronounce, and she connects it with sadness and longing.
Answer: Question 1: B. Question 2: C. Question 3: A.
Explanation:
<span>C) It suggests the narrator sees himself as someone who has grown more successful over time.
In this, the author is being humble and generous by not stating "always" or "from an early age". He believes knowledge came with time</span>
Answer:
Hi!
The answer to your question is letter B, Alliteration.
Explanation:
So to start, we should know that <u>alliteration is a writing technique that relies on how words sound in relation to each other</u>. Because of this, you see the same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
As an example we can see the poem "I Hear America Singing" from Walt Whitmant. In it, the autor includes the word singing 11 times in the 11 times on the poem. This is an example of alliterarion and the answer to this.
Answer:
It ensures readers ensure its significance in the passage.
Explanation:
The passage begins with the author saying that one has to choose between being loved and being feared. Upon choosing fear, the author wants to make sure that his choice is very clear and that there are no misunderstandings. All the effects described in the rest of the passage are derivatives of fear, meaning that fear is essential to the passage. Thus, the author seeks to emphasize the word as much as possible.
