I believe that the message the author is trying to convey in this excerpt is that humans need to take action to end further destruction of the natural environment, because if they don't, more and more species will disappear.
Answer: The tall man pretended he was his son becuase, bud was late for breakfast, and once the tall man said that he got to eat
Explanation: i read that book in 4th grade, loved it
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the thesis is a short summary of the main focus of the essay
hyperbole if im not mistaken
Answer:
I believe it would be alive and inviting.
Explanation:
The author explains all the splendors of nature whilst the cage imprisons him, preventing him from fully taking in the splendor that is around him. Hence creating slight hyperbole that displays his yearn to experience it all firsthand.