Read the excerpt from trifles.

mrs. hale. duty’s all right, but i guess that deputy sheriff that came out to make the fire might have got a little of this on. (gives the roller towel a pull.) wish i’d thought of that sooner. seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry.

mrs. peters. (who has gone to a small table in the left rear corner of the room, and lifted on end of a towel that covers a pan). she had bread set. (stands still.)

how would an audio recording of this excerpt establish the setting of the play?

a. through the characters’ expressions as they talk
b. through the changing tones of the characters’ voices
c. through the use of props such as the roller towel
d. through the sound effect of footsteps around the kitchen

What is the most important lesson wiley learns in "wiley, his mother, and the hairy man"?

Which summarized story is most likely a myth?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.