Which excerpt from The Call of the Wild is an example of direct characterization? “Dave refused to run quietly on the trail behind the sled, where the going was easy, but continued to flounder alongside in the soft snow, where the going was most difficult, till exhausted.” “But Mercedes interfered, crying, ‘Oh, Hal, you mustn’t,’ as she caught hold of the whip and wrenched it from him. ‘The poor dears! Now you must promise you won’t be harsh with them for the rest of the trip, or I won’t go a step.’” “‘Mush on, poor sore feets,’ the driver encouraged them as they tottered down the main street of Skaguay. ‘Dis is de las’. Den we get one long res’. Eh? For sure. One bully long res’.’” “But the Outside dogs, though practically broken in since their landing, did not amount to much. Three were short-haired pointers, one was a Newfoundland, and the other two were mongrels of indeterminate breed.”

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?

In his nobel prize acceptance speech, elie wiesel uses ethos and pathos to achieve his purpose. describe wiesels purpose in this speech. then explain how he uses either ethos or pathos to achieve this purpose. be sure to use specific details from the speech to support your ideas.