This is from the Joy Luck Club im guessing??? the primary conflict is between the narrator and her mother, the contention that comes with arguing weather or not loosing more or less pieces results in a better or worse game. the secondary contention is subliminal. it is the pressure the traditional mother puts on her child to not only win, but to always win. Her mother lived in a place and time where only those who did the best survived. the narrator only wants to win, but is willing to make sacrifices to get there. There is the tension and misunderstanding between these two generations.
It uses analogy. Every time that you see
_______ is to ________ as _______ is to _________
know it is an analogy.
The excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey that best establishes Odysseus’s weakness is the line " I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer
The correct answer is b.) state the evidence
It is hyperbole that means that the author’s eyes were wide with fear.