Read this paragraph. roderick hastily retreated from the conversation. his friends were sharing their life histories, and nobody could ever learn his. as it was, his friends believed he had moved to town from ohio. they thought he was a good math student and a decent basketball player. he scanned their brains for any suspicion, but they knew nothing of his powers. for a beat, he imagined sharing some details of his heroics, then he considered the repercussions. instead, he would keep his distance and his secrets. why is this writing considered fiction?

In this example, what does the author use to describe laurie

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Someone get back to me , i really don’t get this