Composition about my best subject is math and English​

Which passage is an example of rising action in edgar allan poe`s "the black cat

Am i cute? ? well i think am. everyone says ugly everyone says i'm cute, which one is it? ? or is everyone just hating? ?

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams