Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run." Which theme is shown most clearly in this excerpt?
Now some people like to act like things come easy to
them, won't let on that they practice. Not me. I'll high-
prance down 34th Street like a rodeo pony to keep my
knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so
that she walks ahead like she's not with me, don't know
me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am
somebody else's crazy child.
Strong knees are the secret to improved running.
People with natural talent require little practice to
win.
Being good at something requires hard work and
practice.
O kids will sometimes go to extremes to embarrass
their parents.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

the answer is luis.

  someone can be considered a dynamic person by being energitic and forceful, but other aspects of being dynamic is having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm. luis his little brother with his homework, and later he teaches his younger brother how to ride a bike without training wheels, which takes a lot of patience, dedication and involvement.

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.