My father still goes fishing, the only thing that seems to calm him. The mountains are sleeping waves. My father catches very small fish. My mother eats them. My friends laugh at me, when I tell them that once upon
a time, my father caught a carp weighing twenty pounds.
In this excerpt from Wang's "The Carp," the carp represents the
loss of innocence
promise of a new start
ambition of man
demise of mankind
NEYT OLISTINN

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Which statement best explains the function of the subtitlein this text? a. it provides additional information that narrows the focusof the text. b.it draws attention to important information in the table ofcontents. c.it introduces the various sections that appear withineach chapter. d.it explains the author's primary reason for writing aboutthis topic. correct (a)

Read the following excerpt from the play a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry: johnson (this usa woman who decided long ago to be enthusiastic about everything in life and she is inclined to wave her wrist vigorously at the heigh of her exclamatory comments.): hello there, yourself! h’you this evening, ruth? which assumption about johnson is most likely true based on the stage direction? a. her enthusiasm is used to mask her fear of public places