Read the following passage:
these guys don't understand! i am good at sports - real
sports, though. not this dumb game. back home, everyone
knew i was a great athlete. but here, i don't understand the
rules or the positions of the game and they all make fun of
me because of it. i know i can show them what a good
player i am, but i would rather just play the sports i'm used
to.
what is one plot development that would make the cultural conflict worse in
this story?
a. the narrator tries to start a team of his own, but no one else joins
him.
b. the narrator decides to try out for the school play rather than play
on a sports team.
c. the narrator takes part in the new sport but blows a big play by
breaking a rule.
d. the narrator learns the new sport and proves himself by excelling

And that's poem by ruskin bond what does the use of the word heartbeat suggest about the narrator's attitude towards life

As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.

Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor