What does an author use to affect the setting of the story? a. diction and syntax b. purposeful writing c. universal theme d. flashy distractors

Read the following excerpt from kabir’s “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. which of the following best states an implicit meaning of the excerpt? a) the narrator requests that the swan follow him this morning. b) there is a better world than this world that is filled with sadness, death, and decay. c) the narrator overhears someone say “he is i”. d) a bee happily rests on the chest of the narrator.