{30 points ! } read this excerpt from “the gift of the magi” and answer the question that follows.

it did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. in the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. also appertaining thereunto was a card bearing the name "mr. james dillingham young."

in about one hundred words, describe the setting in the excerpt above. what elements of the setting are the most influential to the story?

Match each stanza structure to the correct term. a stanza of two lines quatrain a stanza of four lines octave a stanza of six lines couplet a stanza of eight lines sestet arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth arrowboth

What does atticus do after sunday dinner and why does it seem unusual

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.