Answer:
The verb is acts and the tense is third-person singular simple present indicative form.
Explanation:
Third-person singular simple present indicative form words end in a (s).
Answer:
They play football. (into negative)
= they don't play football
The rhyme scheme is ABAAB; the rhymes are strict and masculine, with the notable exception of the last line (we do not usually stress the There are four stressed syllables per line, varying on an iambic tetrameter base.
In James Joyce's short story "Araby," the narrator is excited and hopeful in the days and hours leading up to his trip to Araby. He wants to pick out a gift for the young girl he has a crush on and believes his visit to the Araby will allow him to get her a gift that will impress her. His upcoming trip fills him with hope and sparks his imagination and allows him - temporarily - to imagine a life beyond his circumstances.