<span>D.) Call attention to what follows it</span>
Answer:
- Meditating on an experience.
Explanation:
Romanticism is characterized as the literary movement that laid emphasis on individualism and the emotional aspect of the self. It focused on the glorification of nature and rural life with an inclusive and rational approach.
As per the question, a poem with a romanticist perspective is created by 'meditating on an experience' as such a perspective is highly inclined towards portraying the experiences that reflect the extremity of the mental state(emotions and feelings) and sensibility. It follows a rational and simplistic approach by denying materialism spread by 'industrialization' It believed in sublimity, imagination, and transcendence.
Conflict:
Gretchen says she will win the race rather than squeaky.
Exposition:
In Harlem, a young girl who is a talented runner, is responsible for caring for her disabled brother.
Rising Action:
Squeaky meets Gretchen and her sidekicks on the street and tells them she will win the race. Mr. Pearson wants Squeaky to let Gretchen win. Waiting for the race to begin, Raymond lines up to run on the other side of the fence.
Climax:
Squeaky sees Raymond running “in the family tradition.”
Falling Action:
Squeaky realizes that coaching Raymond to become the best runner he can be is more important than her own winning.
Resolution:
After Squeaky is announced as the winner, she smiles at Gretchen and Gretchen smiles back!
