Read the paragraph. when i was a kid, my family rented a small house florida. it was a short walk down a weed-choked path to the small lake where my sister and i liked to go fishing. one day, just as the sun rose above the trees, we walked down the path and realized our way was blocked by a fallen tree. as we approached, the tree moved. this was no tree, this was a alligator. we had seen small alligators now and then, but nothing like this

Which type of story uses animals as characters in order to illustrate a general truth about human nature?

What is a synonym for the word anguish based on the context in which the word appears in this line from james joyce's "araby"? gazing up into the darkness i saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. a. distrust b. torment c. sarcasm d. isolation e. ferocity

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.