Read this excerpt from "The Kick and the Click." A sharp shove between the shoulder blades jolted Anthony's mind from its wandering, and he twirled around to see his brother standing right behind him. "What are you doing here?" Ricky asked. "I thought you weren't a soccer fan." "I never said I didn't like soccer," Anthony responded. Ricky rolled his eyes and walked across the field to warm up with his teammates, who were beginning to arrive in droves. Based on this excerpt, what is Ricky's view on Anthony's quitting the soccer team?

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?

Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18