Curtis whooee! those kids look like they can just run all day! as long as they can keep playin' with that hose, that's how long i can sit here on the porch and watch 'em. ralph yeah, but when we was playing with the hose on a hot day, we use to wonder at those old men rockin' away on the porch. now we those old men! ha ha! which statement most accurately analyzes the aesthetic impact of the excerpt? a. it uses the porch to symbolize separation between the generations. b. it supports the backstory of curtis and ralph growing up together. c. it conveys a sense of lighthearted nostalgia at the simple pleasures in life. d. it leaves readers with feelings of sadness at the inevitable passage of time.

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

My pretty rose tree by william blake a flower was offered to me, such a flower as may never bore; but i said, ‘i’ve a pretty rose tree,’ and i passed the sweet flower o’er. then i went to my pretty rose tree, to tend her by day and by night; but my rose turned away with jealousy, and her thorns were my only delight. what is the rhyme scheme of the two stanzas in this poem? a. abba, cdda b. abab, acac c. abab, cddc d. abaa, cddc