Toward the end of the story, starting on page 5, Faxon encounters a man in furs. What function
does Faxon's interaction with this character
serve?
of his presence there by telephone. He had
reached this decision..when his hopes were
raised by the sound of sleigh bells.
Two vehicles were just dashing up to the
station and from the foremost there sprang a
young man swathed in furs.
It provides exposition by explaining that Mrs. Culme
will send a sleigh soon.
It provides setting details that suggest that Faxon is
in danger from the cold.
"Weymore?- No, these are not the Weymore
sleighs
The voice was that of the youth who had
jumped to the platform-a voice so
agreeable that in spite of the words it fell
reassuringly on Faxon's ears
It provides character details that indicate Mrs.
Culme may be an unpleasant person.
It provides suspense by implying that the youth
may not be what he seems.
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In the poem i felt a funeral, in my brain what rhyme scheme does the poet use and how does it contribute to the poem?

Ipronounced his name, offering him at the same time my hand: he took it, smiling and saying, “we shall do very well by-and-by.” then he laid me down, and addressing bessie, charged her to be very careful that i was not disturbed during the night. having given some further directions, and intimates that he should call again the next day, he departed; to my grief: i felt so sheltered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my pillow… (chapter 3) this passage, in which jane first meets the doctor, is an example of

Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s dreaming in cuban.i don’t really want to talk about my father but i end up telling minnie how he used to take me horseback riding on our ranch, strapping me in his saddle with a leather seat belt he designed just for me. dad’s family owned casinos in cuba, and had one of the largest ranches on the island. there were beef cattle and dairy cows, horses, pigs, goats, and lambs. dad fed them molasses to fatten them, and gave the chickens corn and sorghum until they laid vermilion eggs, rich with vitamins. he took me on an overnight inspection once. we camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. my father knew i understood more than i could say. he told me stories about cuba after columbus came. he said that the spaniards wiped out more indians with smallpox than with muskets.how does the structure of the excerpt add meaning to the passage? it includes historical information about the spaniards and indians to indicate the work is nonfiction.it describes the setting of the ranch owned by pilar’s cuban grandparents to explain family values.it uses several narrators to share their points of view about past and present life in cuba.it manipulates the chronological order of events to reveal the close relationship between pilar and her father.