In invention of love, when the man throws out the rose and replaces it with a mechanical flower, this foreshadows: a. the exchanging of his bride for a mechanical one. b. flowers growing quickly in the countryside. c. the lovers' mechanical journey to the city. d. the woman's love for her living flower.

Without saying a word, berthe seized the child, kissed it and hugged it to her. then she raised her tear-filled eyes to him, asking: "did you say that the mother was dead? " he answered: "yes—just now—in my arms. i had broken with her since summer. i knew nothing. the physician sent for me." then berthe murmured: "well, we will bring up the little one." in this excerpt from "a wedding gift," the scene is an example of situational irony because berthe behaves in a surprising way an example of the theme of redemption because the child has another chance an example of dramatic irony because berthe behaves in a surprising way an example of the theme of tragedy because the infant's mother has just died

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically: