Answer:
it is important to think carefully before taking action
In the above excerpt Welty was using sensory details (principally sounds) to bring her story to life, She could hear her father shaving, and her mother cooking breakfast. She could hear the whispers and whistles and the clattering of shoes as she raced downstairs. She remembered he sound of the old Victrola. She could smell the bacon frying. Through all of these sensory impressions Welty has built a vivid and memorable picture of her childhood.
The answers are, 1.) It supports the idea that the burglary was planned in advance by men who were not career criminals or “typical” burglars. 2.) It suggests that the burglary was complicated and needed to be deliberately planned. 3.) It creates an unbiased tone, which allows the facts to speak for themselves.
Adjectives are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns. For example, red, quick, happy, and obnoxious are adjectives because they can describe things—a red hat, the quick rabbit, a happy duck, an obnoxious person.
I’m not sure for 1a) and 2a) sorry...
3a) Small, big
4a) Cute
5a) Especially
1b) Friendly, shy
2b) Nice
3b) Sweet, playful
4b) Frisky
5b) Happy
This question is incomplete. Here is the complete question:
How does the detail of the children on the spirit’s legs contribute to the overall text?
A. They represent Ignorance and Want, which the spirit warns Scrooge to beware of.
B. They symbolize two of society’s ills which cling to Christmas: the desire to receive instead of to give, and the failure to acknowledge suffering.
C. They represent Ignorance and Want, two of Scrooge’s faults that hopefully have been corrected by the spirit’s visit.
D. The author likely includes these children to remind readers to care for those in need during Christmas time.
Answer:
The correct answer is option B. They symbolize two of society’s ills which cling to Christmas: the desire to receive instead of to give, and the failure to acknowledge suffering.
Explanation:
Undoubtedly two of the society's ills wich cling to Christmas is the desire to receive, and never think about those who have the least.
This is exactly what the children represent in the spirit's legs. Children with deprivation and poverty while others have everything, and still want more.
This story tells the life of a selfish and sullen man who changes his way of being during a cold Christmas due to the visit of three ghosts, and it is precisely about symbolizing this problem in society, and trying to change it.
