Answer:
I think your answer is theme.
The excerpts from "The Yellow Wall
Paper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman seem to mock the romantic belief in the
supernatural is the following:
<span>
A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would
say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity- but that would
be asking too much of fate!</span>
I think the second sentence
Answer:
You did not include the text so i have multiple definitions that may go with what you are reading about
Definition 1 : prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.
Definition 2 : act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something.
Definition 3 : buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price.
The 3rd definition goes more with a text about history
The 2nd is just preventing someone from doing something ahead of time //Example : Back to the Future
The 1rst definition is like the 2nd one but with events.
Answer:
The children's aunt offers to tell them a story because:
A. She wants to entertain the children to keep them quiet.
Explanation:
In the short story "The Story-Teller" by Saki, an aunt is onboard a train with her two nieces and a nephew. In the same carriage is an "unsympathetic" bachelor - or at least, that is how the aunt sees him. <u>The children are restless, constantly asking questions, moving around, smacking the cushions of the seats, and even reciting poems. When the bachelor seems to be getting angry, the aunt decides to entertain the children with a story, as a way to keep them quiet and prevent the bachelor from complaining. </u>However, her story is filled with flaws. Even its attempt to teach the children a lesson about being good and well-behaved fails. The bachelor than intervenes and ends up telling them a much better story.
