<span>We camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. I would say this sentence has something of magic realism in it that the pygmy owls have "old women's voices" in other words their hooting apparently sounds like or conjures up such a sound.
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The purpose of a counterargument in a persuasive text is to respectfully address any doubts or objections to the claim.
When you want to persuade someone through an essay, you need to think about what the reader may say to object to your claim, and add it as a counterargument. You need to think in advance in order to find any counterargument to your claim, so as to make your claim stronger.
<span>The correct answer is D. the protagonist progresses from childhood to adulthood. Bildungsroman is a type of a novel which has to do with a protagonist growing up. We can see him in his childhood, we can see how he progresses through life, changes, becomes more mature and adult, which is why D is the only correct answer here. The protagonist doesn't have to be put in scary situations, or solve crimes, or face hardships - he just has to grow up. Examples would be 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,' or even the Harry Potter series.</span>
