Which of these is the main idea of the poem take pride in being a human being life is short laugh a be merry

Drag each sentence to the correct category. not all sentences will be used. identify the sentences that are written from the first-person and second-person point of view.

Read the excerpt from "how i learned english.” and that was important, as important as joe barone asking me how i was through his tears, picking me up and dusting me off with hands like swatters, what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture? the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground how loud and hard joe is laughing

What language device is used in the highlighted text?