Highlight details that give information about della. she had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. expenses had been greater than she had calculated. they always are. only $1.87 to buy a present for jim. her jim. many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. "the gift of the magi," o. henry what inferences can be made about della based on text evidence? check all that apply. she has more money than she needs. she cares deeply for jim. she lacks discipline about saving money. she is used to feeling short on money. she is happy in her relationship with jim.

Read the excerpt from queen elizabeth's address to the troops at tilbury. let tyrants fear, i have always so behaved myself, that, under god, i have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore i am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my god, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust. which statement best describes queen elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt? she relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles. she relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler. she relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation. she relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

What effect is created by the plaque posted on the gate at the entrance to the family's home in nadine gordimer's "once upon a time"? the words written on the plaque offer readers a foreshadowing of the story's outcome without revealing the actual conclusion, the author's use of flashback allows readers to understand what is at the heart of the issues of encroachment in the suburban neighborhood the repetition of the words written on the plaque presents an oxymoron because readers already sense that the plaque has been ineffective in warding off intruders. the author introduces a paradox in which readers are presented with a warning notice when no actual infraction has taken place.

In describing jimmy wells as the truest, most loyal fellow, what tone is conveyed