In this excerpt from the poem "learning to read" by frances ellen watkins harper, what is the meaning of the word rising?
and said there is no use trying,
oh! chloe, you're too late;
but as i was rising sixty,
i had no time to wait.
advancing
approaching
increasing
elevating
succeeding

B) approaching.

Explanation: The connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers (or listeners) based on their emotions or personal experiences. It is different to the denotation, which is the literal meaning of a word. In the given excerpt from the poem "Learning to Read" we can see that the word "rising" is used with the connotation of "approaching" because she says that she is "rising sixty" that means that she is approaching sixty.

d.) then bernice winced as marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some saxon princess. fascinated, bernice watched the braids grow. heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to bernice remained this relic and the curling iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.

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read the letter of your pen pal. write and answer 3 questions.