Which three parts of this excerpt from nathaniel hawthorne’s novel “the house of seven gables” provide direct characterization? he was ready to encounter an evil spirit endowed with common sense as massive and hard as blocks of granite fastened togethercby stern rigidity of purpose he followed out his original design on the score of delicacy of any scrupulousness which a finer sensibility might have taught him the colonel like most of his breed and generation was impenetrable he therefore dug is cellar and laid the deep foundations of his mansion whence mather maule forty years before had first swept away the fallen leaves

Published in 1849, by was inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the mexican-american war.

Which of the following words does not contain the prefix fore-? forensic forearm foreshadowing

What theme is the main theme of this excerpt from the metal pig by hans christian andersen? in the garden of the grand duke's palace under the roof of one of the wings were a thousand roses bloom in winter, a little ragged boy had been sitting the whole day long. the boy might serve as a type of italy lovely and smiling and yet suffering. he was hungry and thirsty but no one gave him anything and when it became dark and they were about to close the gardens, the porter turned him out. a long time he stood musing on the bridge which crosses the arno and looking at the glittering stars that were reflected in the water which flowed between him and the wonderful marble bridge trinita. he then walked away towards the metal pig, half note down, clasped it with his arms, and, putting his mouth to the shining snout, drink deep droughts of the fresh water. close-by lay a few salad leaves into chestnuts, which register for his supper. no one was in the street but himself. it belonged only to him. he boldly seated himself on the pig's back, leaned forward so that his curly head could rest on the head of the animal, and, before he was aware, fell asleep. it was midnight. the metal pig raised himself gently, and the boy heard him say quite distinctly, hold tight little boy, for i am going to run, and way he started for most wonderful ride first they arrived at the p as the del granduca and the metal horse which bears the dukes statue made allowed