Answer:
B). Rising action.
Explanation:
Rising action is described as the element of narrative that involves a chain of events taking the narrative towards the climax. It primarily functions to develop tension and interest in the narrative that builds the interest of the readers through the major decisions and characters' flaws.
In the given question, the excerpt from the poem exemplifies the 'rising action' as it involves significant thoughts of the protagonist 'Banished to the outfield and daydreaming Of water', 'Would suddenly..Barone', etc. <u>that takes the poem towards the climax('transfixed by easy arc before it hit My forehead with a thud') and create tension, suspense, and interest in the narrative</u>. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
Answer:
good, old days
Explanation:
Since we need a comma between adjectives:
good, old days
<span>If this was the excerpt: The underlined statement contains the alliteration.
The last of all in the wedding procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle were the Sleepyheads. </span><span><u>They were smiling and glad to be marching but their heads were slimpsing down and their smiles were half fading away and their eyes were half shut or a little more than half shut</u></span>.
They marched with big bowls of soup in front of them and big spoons for eating the soup. They whistled and chuzzled and snozzled the soup and the noise they made
I feel that the missing word is most likely "lens" - check if it's among your options.
When something is compared to a lens through which the word is seen, it means that the world is seen through a certain perspective, that it's using a certain interpretation: here that of literary theory.
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