1. read these lines from the poem. a thousand martyrs i have made, all sacrificed to my desire; how do the lines reflect the central idea that the speaker is concerned only with her own pleasure? they imply that the speaker is a romantic person who has had many relationships. they are meant to be ironic because the speaker is a martyr as well. they proclaim that the speaker has callously used people for her own benefit. they imply that the speaker is heartbroken over her behavior. 2.read this line from the poem. the untamed heart to hand i brought, what is the meaning of the figurative language in this line? the speaker is appreciative of people who are free thinkers. the speaker prefers people who are reliable and easy to control. the speaker strives to dominate any partner with whom she has a relationship. the speaker has overcome th

I think the answer for 1. is They proclaim that the speaker has callously used people for her own benefit. They imply that the speaker is heartbroken over her behavior.

2. The speaker is appreciative of people who are free thinkers.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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mark twain, real name samuel langhorne clemens, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. among his novels are the adventures of tom sawyer and its sequel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the latter often called "the great american novel". wikipedia