LIFE ISN’T FAIR-- DEAL WITH IT! Why does Myatt end the first paragraph with “My questions are these: What is fair? Is life fair? Should life be fair? I’ll frame the debate, and you decide…”?

A. to show the reader that he already has answers to these questions

B. to set the reader up for the opposite of what they expect from him

C. to set up his claim, hoping he will convince the audience of his views

D. to show that he already answered these questions in the first paragraph

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

Tap out the stresses as you read line 9. which analysis best describes the rhythm and its effect on meaning

What is one possible theme for the poem forgetfulness