Why does the author most likely emphasize the cheerful attitude of Sherlock Holmes in paragraph 1? A. to focus on the positive aspects of the meeting
B. to highlight a contrast with the woman's mood
C. to show that he does not take the woman seriously
D. to create a sense that the passage will be humorous

This is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

Describe the situation precisely what time of day and year is it where is the speaker what is happening to the weather

Pls excerpted from "hope is the thing with feathers" by emily dickinson [2] and sweetest—in the gale—is heard— and sore must be the storm— that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm— [3] i've heard it in the chillest land— and on the strangest sea— yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb—of me. in the last stanza, the author writes that the little bird “never … asked a crumb of me.” which type of figurative language is evident in these lines? a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. personification