Explain whether the grower in the following scenario is making progress in his efforts, using the above illustration. Situation: A pineapple grower working with experimental strains of plant has discovered one strain regularly produces pineapples similar to this illustration. The grower has been trying to develop a variety with two flower-clusters instead of one, and must decide if this is a step toward the goal, or a dead end.

Which of the following is an example of an author’s purpose for using first-person point of view?

Read the excerpt from “to one in paradise,” by edgar allan poe. thou wast all that to me, love . . a fountain and a shrine, all wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers, and all the flowers were mine. how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to connect the images of architecture. he uses alliteration to draw attention to the images of his love. he uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of loss. he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

Where does the receiver live in the giver?