HELP Here is the question:

Respond to ONE of the following questions. Your response should include the following to

receive the points in parentheses:

Respond in a well-organized essay. Your answer should be written in complete

sentences. (16 pts)

(a) Define the term conflict as it relates to literature and explain its importance in narrative writing. Briefly describe the different types of internal and external conflict. Then choose ONE short story or poem you read for this course. Explain how the author introduces, develops, and resolves a major conflict in this narrative.

(b) Recall what you have learned about different genres, or types of narratives and how to

analyze a narrative. Then choose ONE short story you read for this course. State the author's purpose for writing the story (to inform or explain, to describe, to persuade, or to entertain) and summarize the main idea. Briefly discuss the techniques the author used (such as figurative language or metaphor). Evaluate the effectiveness of these techniques in achieving

the author's purpose.

(c) Identify a major theme in ONE of the stories or poems you read for this course. State the theme in a complete sentence. Then explain how the author develops this theme throughout the story or poem through plot events, character development, dialogue, and other story elements.