What is the purpose of stage directions?
to provide comic relief after various pivotal and tense moments in a play and lighten the mood of the audience
to set up the backdrop of a play by providing background information on the characters
to break a play down into multiple scenes according to changes in locations
to describe details about where a scene takes place and how an actor must deliver his or her lines

Does anyone know the answers to these two? i don’t want to have to guess, you!

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

The opening stanza portray a frightened narrator fleeing though darkness. how does it rhythm reflect and enhance its meaning