Which of the following actions from “two kinds” is not something that tan’s mother did in an attempt to explore tan’s ability to be a child prodigy?

a) tan's mother tested tan's ability to multiply numbers in her head
b) tan's mother made tan read a page from the bible and recall as many facts as she could.
c) tan's mother made tan play the flute as best as she could.

Ais a group of letters having a special meaning that appears at the beginning of a word.

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?

In at least one hundred words, describe how bly uses sarcasm in his poetry to evince an emotional reaction from his readers. how is this emotional reaction strengthened by bly’s ironic language and imagery?