Read this excerpt from "one minute longer" by albert payson terhune.

a second pistol-shot flew wide. a third grazed the dog’s hip. from all directions people were running towards the station. a man darted into a house next door, and emerged carrying a shotgun. this he steadied on the veranda-rail not forty feet away from the leaping dog, and made ready to fire.

which plot element is represented by the excerpt?

a conflict

b falling action

c climax

d rising action

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."

Amaze i know not these my hands and yet i think there was a woman like me once had hands like these. -adelaide what type of poem is "amaze"?