Read the following passage and consider the author's word choice. which word best describes the mood the author is trying to establish? he searched the deserted street of the ghost town, unable to see his own reflection in dusty and broken windows. a silent wind crept behind him, sweeping away his footprints as if he were never there. a. boredom b. curiosity c. loneliness d. relaxation

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

Do eilinor and marianne each end up with the best husband possible? give reasons for your answer.

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage