1. (a) In "Avarice," the speaker notes four different items "she" keeps.
What is similar and different about those items? (b) What does the poem
suggest about greed—is it useless, selfish, etc.? Explain.

2. In “The Good Life," which life does the speaker seem to feel is "good" —
the one in which money is more available, or the one spent living on
"coffee and bread"? Explain.

3. (a) In "Money," which details suggest the nature of the children's lives?
(b) How do these details contrast with those that describe the people at
the door? (c) Is the speaker simply describing a situation or is the speaker
criticizing something? Explain.

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of  animal farm.by the autumn the animals were tired but happy. they had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything. it was almost half built now.how does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? a flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down.foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill.the pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill.the pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."