What is an allusion? A. A comparison using like, as, or than
B. A reference in a piece of literature to another literary work
C. a comparison than presents one thing as another thing
D. A contradiction between two ideas that makes sense

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

Which of the following best describes the setting of "marigolds"?

Correct the sentence by selecting the proper pronoun usage. they assigned the solo parts to ellen and her themselves. she themselves her theirselves she herself correct as is