The Veldt Lydia quotes an old saying, “Children are carpets, they should be stepped on occasionally.”
Identify the figure of speech used in this saying and explain what the saying means. Why does Lydia quote it at this point in the story?

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Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor

Identify oedipus’s major character traits and explain how they directly influence the plot. (oedipus the king)