Answer:
O Indirect characterization, because it is showing Della's pride in her long hair.
Explanation:
O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi," tells the story of a young impoverished couple who sacrificed their most prized possessions and needs to make the other's Christmas special. And in the process of making the other happy, their acts of kindness and humility for each other is what made them similar to the Magi who visited Jesus Christ when he was born.
The given excerpt from the story is an example of indirect characterization. Indirect characterization is when the personality and other features of the characters are revealed through the description of their appearance, speech, and actions. In the given excerpt, the<u> indirect characterization shows Della's pride in her long hair.
</u> Through the mentioning of how Della <em>"would have let her hair hang out the window"</em> in a move to depreciate the <em>"Queen of Sheba[ and her] jewels and gifts"</em>.
Thus, the correct answer is the first option.
Answer:
In the plot of “Cruel Tribute,” the events that are a result of King Minos’s actions are: Athens agrees to pay the tribute, young people participate in a lottery, and Theseus fights the Minotaur. "The Cult Tribute" is the name of Chapter 16 in the book "Old Greek Stories," written by James Baldwin.
Explanation:
<u>Edgar Allan Poe The sinister and frightening tone indicates that this passage MOST likely belongs to which literary genre</u>-B) a suspense story
<u>The term that BEST describes the tone set by the passage's opening sentence</u>-(C) foreboding
Explanation:
The main characters of the story of "The Fall of the House of Usher" is the narrator, of the story that is Roderick Usher, and his sister Madeline Usher.
The mood of the story is depressing and talks about their fight with a deadly disease
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<u>Edgar Allan Poe The sinister and frightening tone indicates that this passage MOST likely belongs to which literary genre</u>-B) a suspense story
<u>The term that BEST describes the tone set by the passage's opening sentence</u>-(C) foreboding
Answer:
- The missing pages in Dr. Yu Tsun's statement become an extended metaphor <u>that helps solve the mystery</u>.
Explanation:
The pretentious student of history continues to reveal his trump card. It's a statement or a type of oral declaration given by an observer to be utilized in a preliminary. For this situation, the affidavit is managed by a man named Dr. Yu Tsun, and the initial two pages are absent.
The remainder of the story is the testimony, told from the perspective of Dr. Yu Tsun. Since the initial two pages are "missing," we begin in mid-sentence.
