(3) trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons.

what is the purpose or effect of comparing trees to "persons" in the third paragraph of this passage?

a) to make the trees seem more common and friendly to the narrator

b) to make the trees seem frightening to the young narrator and antonia

c) to show how unimportant trees were to people during this time, period

d) to show how valuable and rare trees were in the narrator's landscape

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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