Ineed a little on this poem called "little abigail and the beautiful pony" by shel silverstein here is the poem below . i need an analysis as well as the literary elements imagery, tone, mood, conflict, climax, setting, irony, hyperbole, and the theme. you in advance there was a girl named abigail who was taking a drive through the country with her parents when she spied a beautiful sad-eyed grey and white pony. and next to it was a sign that said, for sale—cheap. “oh,” said abigail, “may i have that pony? may i ? ” and her parents said, “no you may not.” and abigail said, “but i must have that pony.” and her parents said, “well, you can have a nice butter pecan ice cream cone when we get home.” and abigail said, “i don’t want a butter pecan ice cream cone, i want that pony— i must have that pony.” and her parents said, “be quiet and stop nagging— you’re not getting that pony.” and abigail began to cry and said, “if i don’t get that pony i’ll die.” and her parents said, “you won’t die. no child ever died yet from not getting a pony.” and abigail felt so bad that when she got home she went to bed, and she couldn’t eat, and she couldn’t sleep, and her heart was broken, and she did die— all because of a pony that her parents wouldn’t buy. author notes authors note: (this is a good story to read to your folks when they won’t buy you something you want.)

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Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich: her attitude towards him and his diseases is still the same. just as the doctor had adopted a certain relation to his patient which he could not abandon, so had she formed one towards him—that he was not doing something he ought to do and was himself to blame, and that she reproached him lovingly for this—and she could not now change that attitude. "you see he doesn't listen to me and doesn't take his medicine at the proper time. and above all he lies in a position that is no doubt bad for him—with his legs up." she described how he made gerasim hold his legs up. the doctor smiled with a contemptuous affability that said: "what's to be done? these sick people do have foolish fancies of that kind, but we must forgive them. . " they all rose, said good-night, and went away. when they had gone it seemed to ivan ilyich that he felt better; the falsity had gone with them. but the pain remained—that same pain and that same fear that made everything monotonously alike, nothing harder and nothing easier. everything was worse. again minute followed minute and hour followed hour. everything remained the same and there was no cessation. and the inevitable end of it all became more and more terrible. based on the excerpt, how is praskovya fedorovna a character foil to ivan ilyich? a. she is kind and takes care of ivan, which is why he feels guilty about how he treated her for most of their married life. b. she is vindictive toward ivan while pretending to be worried about him, thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him. c. she plays the part of the worried wife without any real feeling, symbolizing the false propriety ivan upheld but now hates. d. she is young, healthy, and beautiful—everything ivan can never be again and wishes he could return to. reset next

Read the excerpt from act iv, scene iv of romeo and juliet. capulet: good faith! ’tis day: the county will be here with music straight, for so he said he would. [music within.] i hear him near. nurse! wife! what, no! what, nurse, i say! 30 re-enter nurse. go waken juliet, go and trim her up; i’ll go and chat with paris. hie, make haste, make haste; the bridegroom he is come already: make haste, i say. [exeunt.] 35 this scene is an example of dramatic irony used to create suspense since the audience knows that the musicians will not arrive on time. capulet approves of the match to paris. romeo is already married to juliet. the nurse will be unable to rouse juliet.