Answer:
1. The earrings signify Ama's Pride.
2. Lakshmi's dowry (the prized possession to be given to Lakshmi's in-law on her wedding day), would not be paid.
Explanation:
'Sold' by Patricia McCormick tells the story of a family in India, who struggled financially to meet up to their needs. There is Ama, the Mother of the house, Lakshmi her daughter, and Ama's husband who happens to be Lakshmi's step-father. The father of the house is a loafer who spends all his monies on gambling and irrelevant things. Lakshmi adores her mother Ama who raised the family on her own, carrying all the financial burdens.
Ama's earrings is described as the<em> joyful noise of tinkling gold</em>. It signifies Ama's pride. The family hoped it would serve as Lakshmi's dowry, but they decide to sell it when things become really difficult. This means that Lakshmi's dowry would not be paid.
“Spring is like a perhaps hand” uses personification and simile. Simile
compares two things with the use of “like” or “as”; while personification gives
human attributes to inanimate objects. In poem's title the simile can be
expressed as "spring is like a hand;" while the personification is giving spring
a “hand” which is a part of the human body that is able to move or arrange things.
The answer is B, it is based on people and events that are real.
Answer:
the last choice, only/alone
Explanation:
all the other choices make sense as the root word sur means, "over," "above," and "in addition to." and the choices "greater than," and "beyond" make sense as well because the root word super means those two things as well as a few of the words that have to do with the root word sur. the only choice that doesn't fit in is the last one.
Diction- Word choices made for tone and clarity (E)
- Diction is a writer's unique style of writing, especially his word choice or order
Transitions- Words that connect ideas and paragraphs (B)
- Some examples of transitions include and, in addition, next, last, etc...
Unity- Staying on topic in an essay or paragraph (A)
- Your ideas should be united, or on the same topic, to make sure your essay flows well. It wouldn't make sense if you jumped around from topic to topic.
Usage- Correctness of phrases and clauses (C)
- You need to make sure that you <u>use</u> correct phrases and clauses for your writing to make sense.
Syntax- The order of words in a sentence (D)
- There are three types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex.