Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.”

Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then,
Bowed with her fourscore years and ten
Bravest of all in Frederick town,
She took up the flag the men hauled down;
How do the rhyming couplets move the action forward?
A. by including descriptive details about setting
B. by connecting important plot points
C. by illustrating the author's purpose
D. by using the same number of syllables

Excerpt from the trip of a lifetime elizabeth mohn 3 a little more than a week ago, my mother and father started packing our suitcases to prepare for our trip. my entire family woke up early sunday morning, packed the car, and began our expedition to niagara falls. when we reached the american-canadian border, i was excited to enter a foreign country for the first time. the third paragraph is mainly about a) traveling to niagara falls b) leaving the hotel. c) seeing the falls. d) returning home.