C. A heavy rainstorm.
The text shows indication of a storm arriving. “Clouds arrived” are an indicator that clouds quickly appeared. “Lightning flashed” tells us these are storm clouds. It makes sense that next it would start raining, making the next event a heavy rainstorm.
B. Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
Key details and repeat themes throught the story
Answer:
The theme of the poem "Sympathy" is racism, and the imprisoning effect it has on the soul. In the poem, the poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar compares himself to a caged bird.
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Answer:
This text is about homeschooling. The author's purpose is to answer some of the most important questions about homeschooling and explain its main advantages and disadvantages.
In order to achieve his/her objective, the author uses a well-structured organizational pattern which consists of an introductory part, where he/she introduces the topic and reveals his/her main objective: to highlight the pros and cons of homeschooling. In the central part, he mentions some advantages of homeschooling, while in the next passage tries to explain the biggest disadvantages of homeschooling. In the last passage, he mentions other important questions he will try to answer and uses those questions to invite the lecturers to read his book.
Text features and the organizational pattern are efficiently combined in order to help the readers regarding homeschooling, and make them understand both its advantages and disadvantages in a logical, well-structured and professional way. On the other hand, he offers some very important answers that could be considered necessary for all those readers who are searching for answers when it comes to homeschooling.