What is the author’s purpose for writing “The Half Dollar” section of “Uncommon Coins”? to explain the history of the Presidential Seal

to describe important facts about the half dollar

to give background information on John F. Kennedy

to explain why so few half dollars are used today

Which of these sentences uses parallel structure

Which tragic element creates pity and fear in the audience? the triumph of the antagonist the spectacle created by the playwright the downfall of the protagonist the inclusion of the chorus

Neighbors peered at us as we walked by their eyes weighed us their eyes judged us and at the peered we straightened our backs and lifted our chins in contempt we didn’t care what they thought what rhetorical technique dose the passage best exemplify a: understatement b: parallelism c: hyperbole d: satire