Which of the following is a key reason to include allusions in a literary work?
a)to create new insights and ideas by associating unexpectedly similar objects
b)to explore humans’ relationships to ideals, inner lives, and environments
c)to broaden the context and deepen the meaning of a literary work
d)to equate a known object with an unknown or to-be-explained object

Select all the correct answers. in which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject? a. she had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man; so she let herself be married to a little clerk of the ministry of public instruction. b. natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies. c. the girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks. d. she dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station.

Write two paragraphs describing how your chosen theme relates to the characterization and setting in "the yellow wallpaper." one paragraph should focus on characterization, and the other should focus on setting. back up your ideas in each paragraph by summarizing the story in a way that emphasizes the most important details.

What did cherry mean when she said, “things are rough all over” ? the outsiders