Aking has no sons, no daughters, and no queen. for this reason he must decide who will take the throne after he dies. to do this he decides that he will give all of the children of the kingdom a single seed. whichever child has the largest, most beautiful plant will earn the throne; this being a metaphor for the kingdom. at the end of the contest all of the children came to the palace with their enormous and beautiful plants in hand. after he looks at all of the children's pots, he finally decides that the little girl with an empty pot will be the next queen. why did he choose this little girl over all of the other children with their beautiful plants?

Which type of writing is best illustrated in a venn diagram? chronological order fact and opinion comparison and contrast cause and effect

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

Which statements are true of an allegory? check all that apply. it is an extended metaphor. it has literal and symbolic meanings. it to communicate an abstract concept. it is an exact representation of actual events. it uses objects to represent a single characteristic. it has moral, social, religious, or political significance.