HELPO ASAPP PLEASE Then I can hear the small sounds: the sound of water dripping
from the mussels on the ceiling or of water dripping from
seaweeds that line the walls-small, silver splashes losing
themselves in the vastness of the pool and in the confused,
murmurous whisperings that emanate from the pool itself-the
pool that is never quite still.
What is the most likely reason the author includes the sentence
in the passage?
O to explain why the tidal pool is in a constant state of motion
O to show that some aspects of the tidal pool are difficult to understand
O to prove to the reader that the tidal pool is an experience for all of the
senses
O to help the reader feel that he or she is experiencing the tidal pool
with the author

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?