Identify the main poetic techniques used in this poem. refer to specific lines in the poem to illustrate the technique for the poem “happiness epidemic” by david hernandez without any warning, the disease sweeps across the country like a traveling circus. people who were once blue, who slouched from carrying a bag of misery over one shoulder are now clinically cheerful. symptoms include kind gestures, a bouncy stride, a smile bigger than a slice of cantaloupe. you pray that you will be infected, hope a happy germ invades your body and multiplies, spreading merriment to all your major organs like door-to-door christmas carolers until the virus finally reaches your heart: that red house at the end of the block where your deepest wishes reside, where a dog howls behind a gate every time that sorrow pulls his hearse up the driveway.

The prefix of the italicized word in the sentence is rather difficult

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."

Similarities between speaker’s delivery and active listening?