How do the speaker's feelings in the "the black snake" compare to the speaker's feelings in "a narrow fellow in the grass"? the speaker of "the black snake" is timid but happy, while the speaker of "a narrow fellow in the grass" is cheerful and relaxed. the speakers of both "the black snake" and "a narrow fellow in the grass" are fearful and anxious. the speakers of both "the black snake" and "a narrow fellow in the grass" are excited and happy. the feeling in "the black snake" is playful, while the feeling in "a narrow fellow in the grass" is serious and fearful.

What exaggeration about him smiley does the narrator of the notorious jumping frog of calveras county make

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir

Which two lines in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich together use symbolism to indicate that death is approaching?