In about one hundred words, explain direct characterization and give an example of it for della in "the gift of the magi."

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Edgar allan poe uses many sound devices in his poem "the bells." which two words from the poem are examples of onomatopoeia?

How does the interaction between brutus and his servants varrus and claudio develop the plot of act iv of the tragedy of julius caesar