Edna began to feel like one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to feel again the realities pressing into her soul. which best explains the connotation conveyed by the author’s use of both “delicious” and “grotesque” in the sentence? edna is torn between the past and the future; the past disgusts her, while the possible future delights her. edna is realistic about her life; she sees her reality as one that has both good and bad qualities. edna is conflicted; she is both disgusted and delighted by the changes taking place inside her. edna is determined; she knows that she can overcome negative fantasies by embracing the positive in her life.

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie.she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case.which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?

How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem?

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