Read the passage. A New Brother When my parents told me and my brother Mark that we would be hosting a foreign exchange student—a boy from New Zealand named Del—for the entire fall semester, I was enthusiastic. “He’s the youngest of four brothers,” Mom continued, “so it will be a new experience for him to be the oldest.” It would be a new experience for me, too, not to be the oldest, I realized. Suddenly I was a little less excited about having Del in our family. By the time the big day finally came, and we all were at the airport waiting for Del, my attitude about the situation had become pretty negative. The whole family was going on and on about this boy whose only accomplishment was flying halfway around the world just to go to school; why was I the only one who didn’t think the occasion called for all this celebration? My dad was holding a sign with Del’s last name written on it, as if he were a limousine driver. Mom’s sign said, “Welcome to America, DEL” and even Mark seemed to be thrilled about Del’s pending arrival. My mom noticed my expression and nudged me sharply, just as a tallish boy, dressed normally but with a foreign flair, approached our family. “How’s it going? You must be the Martins.” Mom broke into a huge smile. “We are. Welcome to the family!” Del looked happy to get such a warm greeting, but also slightly panicked. Suddenly, I started wondering how I would feel if our situations were reversed. Being thousands of miles from home, not knowing anyone, and having to live with complete strangers was pretty intimidating. This experience was going to be awkward for me, but at least I was still in familiar surroundings. I stuck out my hand. “Hi, Del. I’m Sam. I think we’re going to get along just fine.”

In a five-paragraph literary analysis essay, explain how each author develops the common theme. compare and contrast how the authors develop this theme by referencing specific literary devices and techniques in your response.

Read the following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's as i lay dying : from darl: read the following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's  as i lay dying: from darl: tull's wagon stands beside the spring, hitched to the rail, the reins wrapped about the seat stanchion. in the wagon bed are two chairs. jewel stops at the spring and takes the gourd from the willow branch and drinks. i pass him and mount the path, beginning to hear cash's saw. when i reach the top he has quit sawing. standing in a litter of chips, he is fitting two of the boards together. between the shadow spaces they are yellow as gold, like soft gold, bearing on their flanks in smooth undulations the marks of the adze blade: a good carpenter, cash is. he holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box. he kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. a good carpenter. addie bundren could not want a better one, better box to lie in. it will give her confidence and comfort. i go on to the house, followed by the          chuck.          chuck.          chuck. of the adze. from cash: i made it on the bevel. there is more surface for the nails to grip. there is twice the gripping-surface to each seam. the water will have to seep into it on a slant. water moves easiest up and down or straight across. in a house people are upright two thirds of the time. so the seams and joints are made up-and-down. because the stress is up-and-down. in a bed where people lie down all the time, the joints and seams are made sideways, because the stress is sideways. except. a body is not square like a crosstie. animal magnetism. the animal magnetism of a dead body makes the stress come slanting, so the seams and joints of a coffin are made on a bevel. compare how the two narrators tell the story of addie bundren's impending death. is either narrator reliable? explain what the reader learns about each narrator. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?