How many times does the phrase “an empty pair of dance [or dancing] shoes” appear in the poem? What is the effect of the repetition?

Italked more quickly—more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. i arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased. why would they not be gone? i paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men? —but the noise steadily increased. what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes the narrator’s paranoia. it emphasizes the narrator’s anger. it emphasizes the narrator’s grief. it emphasizes the narrator’s confusion.

Which excerpt from “the girl who silenced the world for five minutes” supports suzuki’s argument that she is “losing [her] future”? coming here today, i have no hidden agenda. losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. and now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day – vanishing forever. i'm only a child, yet i know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked