2. Which statement best explains the use and purpose of satirical techniques in the passage
War Prayer"? *
(25 Points)
O
Wit and irony challenge the church's position on war.
O
Sarcasm and ridicule condemn the false patriotism of the masses.
Irony and invective illustrate the hypocrisy of praying for victory in war.
o
Hyperbole and invective criticize the church's treatment of the poor.
3. Which sentence best analyzes a key similarity or difference between the essays "The War

Read the excerpt from “the scarlet ibis.” but mama, crying, told me that even if william armstrong lived, he would never do these things with me. he might not, she sobbed, even be “all there.” he might, as long as he lived, lie on the rubber sheet in the center of the bed in the front bedroom where the white marquisette curtains billowed out in the afternoon sea breeze, rustling like palmetto fronds. what best describes the effect of the sensory imagery used in this excerpt? it allows the reader to correctly predict that doodle will never be able to walk. it the reader to better visualize the life that might lie ahead for doodle. it introduces the reader to the setting that exists throughout most of the story. it shows the reader to see that doodle’s mom is incapable of feeling hope.