Read the excerpt from the land.

at first i just walked the grey, letting him get used to me. then i bridled and saddled him and finally i mounted. i let him get accustomed to my weight on his back as he walked around the pasture, then knowing our time was short, i put him through paces, first a trot followed by a gallop before slowing him down and taking him back to the cool of a shade tree. i gave him more apple wedges. i let him drink from a stream nearby before i brushed him again. all the while i never stopped talking to him.

what is the purpose of this narration?

to explain how paul gets to know sutcliffe’s horse
to provide backstory about paul’s history with horses
to explain paul’s motivation for participating in the horse race
to provide backstory about how paul learned to ride horses

What is the claim in an argumentative text? the facts and data that support a statement of opinion in the text the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy the explanation of how the evidence in the text supports a reason the quotations from primary sources that are used to validate a fact

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Plz (i only understand "the song of wandering aengus." and i have no idea what the raven means so i can't answer this. me i will give brainlest and a 5-star rating) consider the speakers in "the raven" and the speaker in "the song of wandering aengus." write two paragraphs to compare and contrast the voice in these two poems. how does the poet give the speaker in each poem a distinctive voice? what effect does this voice have in each poem? use examples from each poem to as evidence for your answer