Gay and merry have similar denotation and dissimilar connotation.
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Answer:
D. hustling and gambling
Explanation
The character of Jim Smiley is described as loving to gable and doing pretty much anything to get some money and to bet.
<u>While in the story Jim Smiley does train frog to jump, that is his not main interest. He is training jumping frog for betting and gambling, which is what he mostly does in life. </u>
<span>I believe B. Understatement</span>
Answer:
to show how the narrator tries to persuade his/her father to let him/her become an artist
to show the narrator's childhood dream
Explanation:
The narrator Made use of flashback in to show in other to narrate what his dream was, as what he eventually became wasn't what he has always dreamt of becoming, so the narrator utilized flashback to take the readers through his childhood desire and aspiration. A natural desire which never manifested because his father never believed in his dream.
During the narrator's flashback, he showcased how he tried to fish his way into pursuing his dream, as a child, All he could do was to persuade his father into supporting him on his dreams, which also proved futile.
