Here is an excerpt from a story that tamara submitted for a literary competition. (1) lucy’s alarm clock shattered her peaceful dream like a jackhammer. (2) her eyes snapped open, and then she grinned happily. (3) thunder rumbled like a freight train in the distance. (4) rain rapped on her window, inviting her out to play. (5) lucy threw on her clothes and raced outside to savor the joyful moment. (6) droplets of water merrily danced across the pavement as lucy leapt from puddle to puddle. (7) a soft blanket of rain fell on the parched ground, filling the dry cracks that marred the landscape. which sentences from the excerpt are examples of personification? a. sentence (1) and sentence (7) b. sentence (3) and sentence (4) c. sentence (2) and sentence (5) d. sentence (4) and sentence (6)

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion