Choose the most descriptive word to complete the sentences in this passage from the folktale “the goose girl.”
being very thirsty, the princess dismounted and knelt by the river.
now, when she was about to mount her horse again, the waiting-woman said, “by rights your horse belongs to me; this jade will do for you! ”
the poor little princess was to give way. then the waiting-woman, in a voice, ordered her to take off her royal robes and to put on her own mean garments.

Read this information that associates hemingway with modernism, a literary movement in american literature and answer the question. modern literature emerged during the period that encompassed both world wars, partly as a response to the horrors witnessed by society at the time. many creative thinkers and writers, known as the lost generation, left the united states for europe. hemingway was among them. his writing style consisted of “ … extremely spare, blunt, simple sentences and emotions that play out right on the surface of things. there is an irony to this bluntness, however, as his characters often have hidden agendas, hidden sometimes even from themselves, which serve to guide their actions.” according to this information, which characteristic of modernism is most evident in “hills like white elephants”? characters who hide secret intentions from one another dialog that subtly suggests communication conflicts imagery that highlights the importance of the setting metaphors that reveal significant plot developments