Select the correct answer. based on the passage, what conflict does the little mermaid face? a. the little mermaid is in the middle of a shipwreck and needs to save her own life. b. the little mermaid wants to save the life of the drowning human prince in the ocean. c. the little mermaid is worried that the prince will reach her father’s palace before her. d. the little mermaid is in a hurry to get to her father’s palace and escape the shipwreck.

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Name two events that gatsby tells nick about that nick finds suspect . what proof does gatsby offer ?