I think these are the missing pieces:
<span>#1.) They can very seldom pick up a livelihood by stealing till they arrive at six years old; except where they are of towardly parts, although I confess they learn the rudiments much earlier.
#2.) These children are seldom the fruits of marriage, a circumstance not much regarded by our savages.
#3.) Men would become as fond of their wives, during the time of their pregnancy, as they are now of their mares in foal, their cows in calf, or sow when they are ready to farrow.
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<span>A.) the general perception of all poor as thieves and robbers
B.) the government's lack of attention to the poor
C.) the perception that Irish families lack a regard for the institution of marriage
D.) the lack of institutions to conduct marriages for the Irish poor
E.) the increasing number of husbands abandoning their wives and children
F.) the belief that thieves and robbers are abundant in Ireland
G.) poor husbands' low opinion of their wives
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My answers:
#1 is paired with A.
#2 is paired with C.
#3 is paired with G.
Answer:
A. The simile compares the poison to a fast-moving, toxic element, emphasizing its deadliness.
Explanation:
The ghost doesn't compare the uncle to poison. Nor does he personify the vial. He is literally explaining how the uncle poisoned him by poured the poisonous plant hebona into his ear. Lastly, an apostrophe in literature is when you address someone who isn't there. The ghost isn't addressing the uncle. I believe he is speaking to Hamlet in this scene.
The narrative technique used by the author is setting.
Indeed, this text is a description of the situation the main character finds himself in. We are given information about:
- the time of day ("early afternoon"),
- the action ("riding" a "train"),
- the other characters ("migrants," "villagers"),
- the surroundings ("trash by the rails," "adobe and cinder-block homes")
- and even—or especially—the climate ("105 degrees").
This sets the context for the upcoming twists and turns of the story.
This technique supports the author's purpose by creating a sense of oppression.
The ways the protagonist's situation is described makes the oppressive feeling almost palpable, with phrases "warm ... smoke," "searing stench," "heat," and the repetition of the word "burn." It gives the impression that the heat is felt through various different senses:
- touch, with the burning palms;
- sight, with the diesel smoke;
- and smell, with the very hot stench.
The idea of oppression is further conveyed by several allusions to what Enrique and other migrants long for to escape this crushing heat: they envy "villagers cooling themselves" or "doz[ing] in hammocks slung in shady spots," and the train cars even remind them of "bobbing ice cubes."
