10. Read the following passage from "The Gift of the Magi”: “For there lay The Combs—the set of combs, side and back, that Della had
worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with
jeweled rims—just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair. They were
expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them
without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that
should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone."
What use of language is demonstrated here?
O how the author creates mystery
how the author presents the story's theme
O how the author sets the story's formal tone
O how the author uses irony to create surprise

Who thin the context of this excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of macbeth, what is the meaning of the word multitudinous?

Review the theme beauty exists within each person which line from beauty best communicates this theme

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.