How does the structure of "gumption" differ from that of "to build a fire"?

a. the structure of "gumption" is compare and contrast, while the structure of "to build a fire" is problem and solution.
b. the structure of "gumption" is descriptive, while the structure of "to build a fire" is sequential.
c. the structure of "gumption" is cause and effect, while the structure of "to build a fire" is compare and contrast.
d. the structure of "gumption" is cause and effect, while the structure of "to build a fire" is problem and solution.

Read the excerpt from pat mora’s essay "the leader in the mirror." i hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. the confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 a. m., found a summer internship. sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. what is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. the confetti represents celebration. the author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. the confetti is a symbol of college graduation. the author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. the confetti is a symbol of summer internships. the author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.

In the por "heaven" what things does echo say will last?

Which of these excerpts is most clearly an example of narrative poetry? a. “in xanadu did kubla khan/a stately pleasure dome decree…” b. “and all that’s best of dark and bright/meet in her aspect and her eyes…” c. “who can contemplate fame through clouds unfold/the star which rises…” d. “one shade the more, one ray the less/had half impaired the nameless grace…”