What is the meaning of colloquial as it is used in Paragraph 16 of the text? "One major poet of this period, Robert Frost, did not follow Modernist poetics. He held firm to traditional New England settings for inspiration, and his lyric poetry is often traditional in form as well. Frost relied largely on rhyme and regular meter, and his language is frequently colloquial. Several of his poems are written as a dialogue between two people. Frost often wrote of the loneliness and isolation of the individual, a typical theme in modern poetry."

yes, they are. i think.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

there purpose is to entertain

summer because you get to tan and wear cooler clothes and go to the beach