Why might mark twain have written about lower-class citizens in his satires? a. to ensure that he wrote only about topics with which he was familiar. b. to reflect the realities of life in his writings. c. to ignore the upper class, which he did not see as being worthy of his attention. d. to give readers a sense of what his life was like as a child.

This excerpt is an example of a claim of a. fact b. policy c. value d. definition

Plz halp. which statements are true about theme? check all that apply. 1.) themes are observations about life. 2.) themes can be stated in a sentence. 3.) themes and topics are the same thing. 4.) themes are messages a text conveys about a topic. 5.) examples of themes include loyalty, corruption, and greed. 6.)themes are rarely stated directly and need to be inferred by the reader.

How many syllables does a tanka have? a. 31 b. 17 c. 14 d. 10