The selection from Life on the Mississippi includes a description of an apprentice engineer. In what way are the description of him and the

description of Jim Smiley in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County most similarly humorous?

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A. The narrators express envy for qualities that both characters have.

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B. Both characters appear to be eager to talk and tell longwinded stories

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C. Both characters are described as show-offs who do their best to impress others.

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. The narrators contrast both characters with other, more ordinary people they know

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hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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i think the correct answer would be adjustments in life roles.  this causes for one to adjust or change totally his/her career or lifestyle since the present is not beneficial to the life role he is at. for instance, you became a mother you would of course stop going to malls and enjoying life outside. you would be staying at home taking care of your child.