Read this story summary:
a wealthy couple refuse to a poor beggar who
appears at their door asking for food. when they discover
that he is actually the king in disguise, they are punished
for their lack of charity and lose all of their money.
what form of writing does the summary show?
a. parody
b. fable
c. satire
d. parable

D. Parable

Explanation:

This is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, so it is a parable form of writing.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.