Read the paragraph. have you ever been to a family reunion? family reunions can be fun. for example, you might hear about a cousin’s amazing new job. you also might hear about another cousin’s basketball scholarship. relatives often tell amusing stories. before the fun begins, though, someone must plan the get-together. which of the following sentences acts as a supporting detail? a} for example, you might hear about one cousin’s amazing new job, or another cousin’s basketball scholarship. b} family reunions can be fun. c} have you ever been to a family reunion? d} before the fun begins, though, someone must plan the get-together.

Which statement best describes the use of satire in this passage? read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead-she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or parody is used to illustrate the impact of stalin's purge. ridicule is used to show the gullibility of the russian citizens. reversal is used to show how clover, representing the people, has changed ideals. personification is used to show the reader stalin's thoughts and feelings

Literary focus: allusion and romantic lyrics the question below refers to the selections “the world is too much with us” and “i wandered lonely as a cloud” by william wordsworth. the allusions in “the world is too much with us” refer to — a.

Which aspect of anse’s narration as i lay dying most clearly makes him an unreliable narrator?