Which sentence best describes a scene of rising action in beowulf?

a. beowulf successfully defends hrothgar's hall, and grendel goes back to his lake to die.
b. grendel is an evil monster whose deeds are compared to those of cain, who killed his brother.
c. grendel, a monster associated with cain, attacks the king's men who are celebrating in a mead-hall.
d. scyld scefing is a prosperous warrior and king who conquered the national enemies.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?