What does the first stanza of "some keep the sabbath going to church" suggest about the speaker’s view of religious customs?
she does not believe in creating religious customs.
she participates in religious customs in an unconventional way.
she finds religious customs to be tedious.
she participates only in religious customs that relate to nature.

What is a hyperbole in the book messenger

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house

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