The following passage narrates “Briar Rose” from the first-person point of view. Which character from “Briar Rose” is the narrator? An old man told me that inside the forest there was a hidden palace, where a beautiful princess called Briar Rose lived. He said that the palace was surrounded by a thick, hedge and that many men had died in their struggle to enter it. He warned me that I might die too if I tried to enter the hedge. But I was determined to see Briar Rose. I told him that I wasn’t afraid, and I rode toward the forest.

To my surprise, the hedge was very easy to enter. It was full of lovely shrubs and flowers, but the palace was entirely silent. All the animals were so still. I wondered if they were real or statues.

In 1808, their friend, the romantic poet clemens brentano, asked them to collect all types of folk tales so he could use them in a book of literary fairy tales. in 1810, they sent him fifty-four texts, which they fortunately copied. fortunately, because brentano then lost the manuscript in the ölenberg monastery in alsace and never used the grimms’ texts. when they realized that brentano was not going to use the tales, they decided, upon the advice of another romantic writer and mutual friend, achim von arnim, to publish their collection. it had grown to eighty-six tales, which they published in 1812, and then another seventy, which they published in 1815. –“how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale,” jack zipes what structural technique does the writer use in this passage? the writer describes events in chronological order. the writer describes events in their order of importance. the writer provides a central idea and then lists examples. the writer shows how the grimms made mistakes and then solved them.

Discuss ways in which these authors differ in style. refer to specific details from each story to support your points.

Which statement best represents a claim? a.people who do not exercise their right to vote are truly wasting a precious democratic privilege. b.the benefits of mandatory voting in the united states far outweigh the potential drawbacks. c.some countries require people who do not vote in certain elections to pay a moderate fine. d. i would never want to live in a country where it was mandatory to vote in political elections.