Superlative adj. 1. of the highest quality or degree which sentence uses the given definition of the word superlative? a: the superlative meal at the lighthouse inn was mediocre in taste and presentation. b: the students were unable to comprehend the superlative form of adjectives and adverbs. c: andrea was embarrassed when her superlative daughter threw a terrible temper tantrum in the store. d: the prestigious author began to doubt her superlative writing skills when her manuscript was rejected.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?