Read the excerpt from lena's paper on "a shield." based on the phrases "i am wounded with iron" and "i have witnessed much fighting," the shield in the poem must be an old shield carried by a seasoned warrior.
in her statement, lena
a. analyzing the historical impact of the text.
b. assessing the use of alliteration in the text.
c. studying the development of language in the text.
d. supporting an inference with evidence from the text.

D. supporting an inference with evidence from the text.

Lena is inferring that the shield must be old and carried by a warrior. She uses direct quotes from the text as her evidence. When writing an essay, it is always important to use direct quotes to support inferences. The quotes give her inference credibility. If she was unable to find any supporting quotes from the text then her inference would be incorrect. The other options are incorrect because there is no alliteration in the phrases she chose. Also, there is not mention of historical significance or language development.

actually the answer would be c.) jane addams worked hard to improve the lives of less fortunate people.