Read this passage from "the fish i didn't catch." we are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown-up people; but we may depend upon it the young folks don't agree with us. which best explains how knowing the definition of trifles is useful in understanding the passage? a. it shows that older people take younger people seriously b. it shows that older people often ignore or minimize children's feelings c. it shows that children never feel true sorrow d. it shows that if older people feel sorrow, younger people can make them feel happy again

Read this excerpt from "we shall overcome." hundreds of thousands of people sang them. but sometimes, it was one lone person with a guitar. they sang in segregated bus stations, picket lines, freedom marches, concert stadiums, city squares, and videos. when injustice of oppression threatens, people sing protest songs to proclaim their resistance, publicize their cause, and encourage hope for a better future, based on this excerpt as an introductory paragraph, which of the following would you expect to read about in the article? different groups of people who were oppressed the ways that music brings diverse groups of people together similarities between historical movements that provided rights for groups of people different song styles throughout specific historical events

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a. metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above

Which two statements about first-person narration are generally true? the narrator can be a witness or a reteller of events. the narrator always provides reliable information. o the narrator accurately knows past and future events. the narrator is a character in the story. the narrator knows everything about all characters.