On Yunior and Rafa’s bus ride, Junot Diaz describes a brief but abusive encounter between Yunior and a passenger, after which Yunior begins to cry, Rafa, who does not seem to have been aware of the incident, tells Yunior to stop crying. What does this scene add to the story?

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.