Which element in this passage from a short story would be the best focus for an interpretive presentation?
mr. merryweather fears that the gold will be stolen.
the gold is the only thing that prevents the bank from being ruined.
the bank is one of the principal banks in london.
the three men are arranging an ambush for potential bank robbers.

Use evidence from the text to support each responce. complete at least one full paragraph fir each question. here's a list of stories. " the courage that my mother had" , " my father is a simple man", " the white umbrella", " boy flying", "i have ten legs".) question 1) - select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. then, identify the theme of that same story or poems. what is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? are they the same, or are they different? i posted a picture of question 2 and 3.

True or false: a writer uses ellipses to indicate an omission or that something has been left out of a direct quote.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.