In "first confession," the author adds to the interest of the story by using
european idioms
common phrases
short, highlighted sentences
irish dialect

Irish dialect.

Explanation:

In Frank O'Connor's "First Confession", the story revolves around the 7 year old boy Jackie's life. The short story dwells on the importance of doing penance and making confessions in the lives of the characters in the city of Ireland.

The story dwells on the importance that the Irish people give to their confessions and penance in the church as a way of dissolving their sins. But with the trivial things even thought to be major, the story is also a sort of satirical take on the Irish community's belief system. And with the inclusion of Irish dialects throughout the whole story, the author adds to the way the story captures our attention.

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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