Answer:
Any text where the main aim is to convey a point of view is a persuasive text and tries to convince a reader. An argument, exposition, debate, analysis or even an advertisement may be a convincing text.
Explanation:
The words are used to show quick, straight actions, they are scattered about so that the reader has the impression that the scene is impactful as the excerpt "I was struck by the intimacy scene." shows. There is also the idea that only the ones engaged in the conversations are allowed to hear their content and finally, these people are free from their masters -- teachers, parents and any other adult that symbolizes authority.
"Like sparks from a blacksmith's window" refers to the sparks that happen when a blacksmith is working. The meaning depends on the context. The context should usually be something like anger, exploding anger, or it could be excitement...
Answer:
The correct answer is: because she feels she deserved to marry a man above her class.
Explanation:
This story is sat in Paris, France sometime in the mid-1800s. It describes a woman called Mathilde, who is unhappy with her material status and she dreams of being rich.
One day, she receives an invitation for a ball and she becomes upset because she doesn't have a proper dress to wear. However, her husband decides to buy her a dress and spends all his savings, just to make her happy.
Mathilde doesn't appreciate what her husband did for her and she considers that she deserved to marry a man above her class.