Read the dictionary entry. pathetic (puh-THEH-tic] adj.
1. causing to feel pity
2. relating to emotions
3. inferior
4. absurd
Read the sentence.
The kitten was so pathetic when he mewed that I had to pick him up and comfort him.
Which dictionary definition best describes how the word "pathetic" is used in this sentence?
O relating to emotions
O causing to feel pity
O inferior
O absurd

Which statement best describes a difference between the poem "ellis island" and the essay ": a native american view"? the poem discusses difficulties encountered by europeans, but the essay does not. the essay discusses the identity of the author, but the poem does not. the poem discusses immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but the essay does not. the essay discusses hopes for america, but the poem does not.