I hugged King Kong, he hugged me back. I look down Broadway for a work of art,

the Fulton Fish Market for a slice of life,

United Nations Headquarters for a little peace.

It's lonely up here without my big twin brothers,

the World Trade Center Towers.

Wait here on my doorstep, Central Park

—"Empire State Building,"
J. Patrick Lewis

What does J. Patrick Lewis assume about his audience?

that they plan to take a trip to New York City
that they do not know about New York City
that they know about famous New York City landmarks
that they do not like visiting New York City’s landmarks

In henrik ibsen's a doll's house, there are numerous references to dolls. nora mentions how she has bought dolls for her daughter, emmy. she also refers to her children as "nice little dolly children." which interpretation of this reference to dolls is the most plausible? a. the dolls symbolize nora’s childhood. they are a reminder of nora’s father and how he made her happy with dolls every time she was sad or upset. b. the dolls symbolize the deceptive ways in which nora pretends to live in a nice world even though she engages in criminal activity. c. the dolls symbolize both nora and her children. just as nora is a toy and plaything for torvald, her children seem to be her toys and playthings. d. the dolls symbolize nora's indifference toward her children. instead of nourishing her children with love, nora uses the dolls to show them her affection.

Some one drawing water and my theater placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water , first slowly , then rapidly . i stood still ,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers . suddenly i felt misty consciousness as of soothing forgotten --a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me this passage from the stoyof my life is an wxample of which element of plotclimax action

Which statements are true of an allegory? check all that apply. it is an extended metaphor. it has literal and symbolic meanings. it to communicate an abstract concept. it is an exact representation of actual events. it uses objects to represent a single characteristic. it has moral, social, religious, or political significance.