<em>A. </em>Tan uses an allusion to the familiar nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon to help readers experience what the character is feeling.
<em>C. </em>Tan uses characterization, developing Jing-mei by describing how she responds to her mother's actions.
<em>D. </em>Tan uses imagery to give the reader a mental picture of the main character's experiences with her mother.
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The opposing force may be a person or some other element. The protagonist (main character) is pitted against some other character or group of characters (antagonist). This is also called external conflict because the protagonist is pitted against a force outside of himself/herself.
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