A. He reflects back and describes his initial optimism of the war.
Everyone initially feels that optimism going into a battle. The idea of victory is something easy to see. But it gives the idea that possibly it may not turn out exactly as he hopes in the final sentence.
Answer:
one of them is a fragment, it's the latter sentence.
Explanation:
it seems that the second sentence has gotten it backwards.
the beginning part "especially when the wind picked up" is what makes it a fragment.
doesn't it make better sense if it were written in this way instead?
"the conditions were perfect for flying our kite, especially when the wind picked up."
Answer:
Possessive adjective.
Explanation:
Adjectives are part of speech that stand beside a noun and modify it. There are several types of adjectives: descriptive, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, or indefinite.
Possessive adjectives imply possession of something or when it is about humans - relationship.
What often is confused are possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns, but pronouns stand on their own.
In the given sentence possessive pronoun would be used in this way:
All eggs in the basket are yours.
The archetype of the cruel tyrant, exemplified by Dionysius, affects the story because
Damon and Pythias is a Greek legend that tells the story of two friends who believe in truth, honesty, and loyalty. When faced to dead by the tyrant Dionysius, they don't doubt to maintain their principles and to be loyal to each other.
Answer: It's ironic because it's irony, and there's an iron in the image.
