The word poetic has a short E sound. A long E sound would be in a word like sheet.
In "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, the protagonist Charlie Gordon is a special needs man who agrees to undergo an experiment that is meant to increase his intelligence. The narrative is composed of Charlie's progress reports, which at first reflects his low intelligence through limited vocabulary and incorrect writing. The author's language changes according to Charlie's mental progression; his grammar and spelling improve significantly, and his vocabulary increases.
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In the story sometimes a dream needs a push, Chris's dad wanted his son to play basketball but they get into a car accident and he might not be able to walk again, so Chris decides to play wheelchair basketball and then Chris's dad taught him how to play wheelchair basketball well. Hopefully this helps!
