The central idea in act v of the tragedy of romeo and juliet concerns the
a: joys of love
b: dangers of disobedience
c: "honest good fellows, ah, put up, put up: for well you know this is a pitiful case."
d: a nurse claims to be too tired to give juliet romeo's message.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to create a central idea?

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