Which elements are most important to analyze when you need to compare the themes of two short stories? a. the title of each story
b. how the characters in each story change and why
c. descriptive details about the setting
d. the cultural background of each author

Read this sentence from "the wife's lament

In twelve years a slave, solomon northup infers that which of the following characters ends up as a criminal? clemens ray burch john williams robert

Which quotation best expresses a major theme of this speech? "i saw my evil day at hand. the sun rose dim on us in theo morning, and at night is sunk in a dark cloud, and looked likea ball of fire.""i am much grieved, for i expected, if i did not defeat you, too hold out much longer, and give you more trouble before ! surrendered."m"we went to our great father. we were encouraged. hiso great council gave us fair words and big promises, but wegot no satisfaction.".**we told them to let us alone; but they followed on andbeset our paths, and they coiled themselves among us likethe snake."