Explanation:
Format is the organizational structure of a text. An author might alter the format of a literary work to highlight the differences between things, especially when he or she is trying to deliver information about the contrasts between different situations, characters, or other aspects of the work.
Answer:
think I need more information to understand this
In the falling action the protagonist is contemplative (or confused).
She is not sure that she made the right choice, hiding the white heron from the guest. She thinks to herself: "Were the birds better friends than their hunter might have been, -- who can tell?" because she still does not know how she feels about letting the guest go away in disappointment.