I need help on identifying the main idea for any paragraph that you my read. In my English class.

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.

The last part of the beowulf excerpt recounts how grendel flees into the darkness after suffering a fatal would from beowulf. what part of freytags pyramid best fits this section of the story