According to the statement, extension, and elaboration method, which sentence is an elaboration?

a. spring is the time of nature’s renewal after a long winter.
b. plants and animals bring forth new life on every continent.
c. trees bloom with spring buds, and migrating birds return home from winter feeding grounds.

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that

What is the definition of scathing? a. to assail with abusive language c. to deter by advice or persuasion b. bitterly severe, as a remark d. the west wind; a mild wind

Which of these events inspired many of stephen crane’s writings, including the story “an episode of war”?