Match the parts of Rudyard Kipling's short story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" with the corresponding literary elements.
third-person narration
the home of a small British family living
in India in the eighteenth century
A pet mongoose saves a human family
from evil snakes with the help of his
friends-a tailorbird and a muskrat.
good versus evil; heroism
"Good gracious," said Teddy's mother.
"And that's a wild creature! I suppose
he's so tame because we've been kind
to him."

Which theme do all rivers run to the sea and maus share?

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true