Read this excerpt from A Girl from Yamhill. When I think of my parents together, I see them beside this staircase. My big father is leaning on my little mother. Sweat pours from his usually ruddy face, now white with pain, as he holds one arm in the other.

I am horrified and fascinated, for I think one arm has fallen off inside his denim shirt.

How does the narrator’s father’s injury affect the narrator in this excerpt?

It helps her understand why he has to leave home often.
It helps her understand why he works so hard.
It shapes the way she remembers the size of her home.
It shapes the way she remembers her parents.

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

Read the prompt. write an analytical essay explaining how three romantic poems connect to william wordsworth's ideas about poetry. based on this prompt, which ideas would be most appropriate for leaving the reader with something to think about? check all that apply. 1. a short list of other romantic poets who wrote during wordsworth's era. 2. a relevant fact about wordsworth that reinforces the essay's overall thesis. 3. a comment about which poem seems to best capture wordsworth's ideas. 4. a few important facts about wordsworth's life and accomplishments. 5. a relevant quotation by wordsworth that reflects his ideas about poetry.

In the first line of each stanza, the author follows the pattern of a noun followed by a pair of adjectives. what is the purpose of this pattern?