Read these sentences from maya angelou's memoir. "put some more in that sack, child. don't you try to make your profit offa me." what technique does angelou use in these lines to readers understand the people in stamps more fully? a. imagery b. overstatement c. dialect d. setting

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

What if the author had used “looked at” instead? punishment would be deemphasized. punishments would be seen as less harsh. the meaning wouldn't change.