Hamilton lyrical analysis question

spoken by eliza hamilton about alexander hamilton:
when he was ten, his father split, full of it, debt-ridden
two years later, see alex and his mother, bed-ridden
half-dead, sittin’ in their own sick
the scent thick
and alex got better but his mother went quick

eliza builds a few more character-building traits here. this is important because, again, the information was given by a third party member. what is the intended effect? (is it more or less believable?

what's the point of sharing multiple tragedies and hardships associated with hamilton's upbringing? consider how this contributes to the rhetorical power of the argument at hand, and - on a greater scale - for alexander hamilton?

why did eliza call hamilton alex?

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

How did rick respond to this conflict

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile