Read the poem.

incident
by countee cullen

once riding in old baltimore,
heart-filled, head-filled with glee,
i saw a baltimorean
keep looking straight at me.

now i was eight and very small,
and he was no whit bigger,
and so i smiled, but he poked out
his tongue, and called me, “ni*ger.”

i saw the whole of baltimore
from may until december;
of all the things that happened there
that's all that i remember.

which statement best describes the role that hyperbole plays in developing the theme of “incident”?

it expresses the themes of the poem by creating vivid imagery.

it adds to the tone of the poem by creating suspense.

it reinforces the significance of a single word.

it emphasizes the author’s innocence.

Unbroken hillenbrand writes, “as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning” (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie’s narrative with information about japan and germany?

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

Mr. pontellier did not attend these soirée musicales. he considered them bourgeois, and found more diversion at the club. to madame ratignolle he said the music dispensed at her soirées was too "heavy," too far beyond his untrained comprehension. his excuse flattered her. but she disapproved of mr. pontellier's club, and she was frank enough to tell edna so. which statement best describes the point of view in the excerpt? the third-person point of view is voiced by an objective character in the story. the third-person point of view is voiced by a subjective character in the story. the third-person point of view is an omniscient observer. the third-person point of view is an observer with limited omniscience.