Twain sets this story frame- a story within a story- in which the first-person narrator asks about a man named leonidas smiley but gets a story about jim smiley instead. in the end, the narrator makes a show of going away disappointed. how does this device contribute to the impact of the tall tale?

One element of lyrical poetry is personal reflection. which line is n this poem most clearly illustrate that element

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "two kinds"?

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia